Leucistic Arctic Tern at The Mere

 The white, ghostly leucistic tern is still at the Mere and has now been id'd as an Arctic Tern.

I went out today with my camera for the first time in 10 days and managed a few photos from first field as it fed along the reed bed edge.

A lovely looking bird!

It caught several fish, but always facing away into the northerly wind

The Black Tern was there too but way over the other side so no images.

Reed Buntings, Reed Warblers and Sedge Warblers were keeping things ticking over in the reed bed but nothing more interesting turned up while I was there.

Sedge Warbler

Reed Bunting

Over in Bull Hole a family of Moorhens was enjoying the warmth of the morning sun and the young ones were wandering about on the vegetation that has collected down there.

Moorhen brood

 Overhead at KP a Hobby was chasing the swallows, house martins and sand martins. A great sight but not easy to photograph 😂

Hobby vs Sand Martin

Butterflies were up and doing, also revelling in the sun's rays after several gloomy days. Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Small Tortoiseshell, many whites and a fine looking Holly Blue turned up.

Holly Blue