Even Rosier on Coquet.

By Alan Tilmouth on Jul 17, 09 02:53 PM

Northumberland's rarest breeding tern the Roseate is having a fantastic breeding season on Coquet Island. News from the ringing team there is that the total young ringed has now reached an astounding 114 making it the highest total on record for Coquet Island. This has been achieved with less pairs breeding than previous years indicating a higher productivity rate.
Now that the adults are feeding young the next two weeks offer the best opportunities to see this enigmatic bird along the North East coast. Recent sightings have included two at South Gare Cleveland and two at Low Newton by the Sea.
Fresh back from looking for seabirds at Newbiggin by the Sea today the North easterly that's whipping up proved useful fro bringing terns closer to land and another birder and I counted between eight and ten Roseate Terns over a two hour period. The same size as Common and Arctic Tern look for an all dark bill (without the yellow tip of the larger Sandwich Tern) and the coral red feet & legs combined with long tail streamers.

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