After a brief solo visit and only a glimpse of the gull-billed tern yesterday I decided on an early morning trip to Tacumshin this morning to try and get better views. Arrived a little after six, with Mark Power, and thanks to the clear morning was able to scope one tern on the far shore opposite the Forgotten Corner car park. Roosting with the black-headed gulls, it showed well, preening and shifting position for about an hour before taking flight in the direction of the east end.
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| Gull-Billed Tern (Phone-Scoped) |
Scanning the reeds opposite the top of the forgotten corner gave us a great surprise - a water rail out at the waters edge for 3-4 mins before ducking back into cover.
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| Water Rail (Phone Scoped -V.distant) |
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| Hairy Hawker |
Best of the rest for the day was 1 swift and 1 peregrine, hunting low from sigginstown towards forgotten corner, a few dragonfly (which i'm only starting to come to grips with) and a hare, just opposite the high car park.
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4 Spot Chaser
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