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BrianR

Senior Member
Apart from 145 Oystercatchers there were not many other waders present during a WeBS count at Loch Paible this morning. At least 60 Arctic Terns were present in the colony and number had been augmented by a recent arrival of 2nd CY birds. Also there were four just fledged and one much younger chick. A pair of Great Black-backed Gulls with a well grown chick nearby was not good news. A 2nd CY Glaucous Gull was loafing on the W side of the loch.

DSC_0572.JPG2nd CY Arctic Tern
 
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