A sea watch was on my radar for today’s escapade. The SW wind was going to reach 40mph with rain coming in late afternoon. There was a slight spanner in the works with a Whiskered Tern found at Abbotsbury Swannery the previous day.
I stuck to the plan despite news of the Tern still being present. I had a Manx Shearwater and an Arctic Tern through the bill and was then joined by Roly and Garry. A few Common Scoter, Manx Shearwater, Sandwich Tern and a Shelduck was added to the tally before we all made our way to the observatory garden to see if a Serin was still hanging around. The bird was not seen but news of the tern returning to Abbotsbury had filtered through.
Abbotsbury Swannery can be viewed by taking the Abbotsbury path from the beach car park and the trudge in the shingle was worth it as the Whiskered Tern delighted all by sitting on the water’s edge.
Regular fishing trips were taken giving great views of the bird in flight. The weather was due to take another turn for the worst therefore this tern had no intentions of going anywhere. I return to the bill was discussed but by the time we had returned the heavens would have opened!
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