White-winged Black Tern
Bird of the year (so far..) an adult White-winged Black Tern on the reserve this morning and still present late afternoon. This diminutive marsh tern is about 2/3rd the size of a Common Tern and has a eastern distribution in Europe, although the species is found all the way from Poland to China.
We think this is the 5th record of this species at Martin Mere and the first since the early 2000's.
Temminck's Stint, 2 Little Stint and 3 Sanderling. Also seen Ringed Plover, Dunlin, 2+ Little Ringed Plover.
Yellow Wagtail close by on Curlew Lane.
