Friday, 4 July 2025

20250704 Caspian Tern, Cley Marshes

 

20250704 Caspian Tern
Afternoon sun on Pats.



20250704 Caspian Tern
Underparts.


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20250704 Yellow-legged Gull

20250704 Caspian Tern
Upperparts. Short white tail with a couple of darker feathers...
Inner secondaries have slightly darker grey centres,
but overall the bird is in adult breeding plumage.

20250704 Caspian Tern
Loafing with Med and BHGulls on Simmonds.

20250704 Caspian Tern
Middle of Pats.
Atmospheric in play here.

20250706 Caspian Tern
Appeared 0547hrs on Simmonds after probably roosting out on Blakeney Harbour.


20250706 Caspian Tern
Flies inland at 0719hrs SSW to fish.
Many miles inland to the Wensum valley and returns to roost.

20250706 Caspian Tern
What a wingspan.

20250704 Caspian Tern & Med Gull
1680mm, F13 now know F11 is better, 1/1000th sec,
 also 1/1600th would have cut through heat haze.
Exposure was slightly below middle with spot metering,
Have moved to centre weighted and it is worth centring the histogram without clipping the whites.
Getting to grips with the Big Black...