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| Adult Sandwich Tern |
Last Thursday evening and the weather had swung warm and humid from a distinctly cool autumnal feel just the day before. Down at Dungeness the sun came out for a couple of hours too, - a little touch of summer had returned.
Despite
it being high tide there was just one fishermen and no birdwatchers. Along
the tide line, a passing flock of Common and Sandwich Terns went back
and forth fishing, later settling to roost on the beach at dusk.
Out to sea, a pod of Porpoise bobbed up
and down between the waves and further out still, two Arctic Squas
chased distant Terns for their catch. With the air still feeling warm at
seven 'o' clock and the low sun spreading a golden light across the
point, I was reminded why Dungeness is so special and how I wished I was there more often.
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| Juvenile Common Tern |
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| A selection of Sandwich Terns |
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| Sandwich Terns ready to roost by the Fishing boats |
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