Arctic Tern

Extract from Bird Report 2024

Regular spring and autumn passage migrant. (Red list).

All records were in April and occurred between the 6th and 24th. The first was one at Meadow Lane GP on the 6th, with then singles at Priory CP on the 9th, Stewartby Lake on the 10th, Meadow Lane GP on the 11th, Grovebury SP on the 15th and Broom East on the 16th. The first multiple count was three at MCP Wetlands NR on the 20th, followed by two at Priory CP on the 23rd and two at Stewartby Lake also on the 23rd. The last of the spring, and of the year, was one at Priory CP on the 24th.