Birds Photographed in the UK in 2009
(August - )

Jonathan Wasse

London, UK

Red Kite Milvus milvus
Barnsley Moors, South Yorkshire, Aug. 2009.

Seen on 2 days in late August, was harried by local Ravens on occasion.

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos (top left) and Green Sandpiper Tringa Ochropus (top right) - Old Moor RSPB, Barnsley (top two), Yorkshire, Aug. 2009.

Waders at Blacktoft Sands RSPB (bottom left), Yorkshire, Aug. 2009 - Can you spot Ruff Philomachus pugnax, Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus, Redshank Tringa totanus and Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa?

(American) Black Tern Chilodnias niger surinamensis
Farmoor Res., Oxon, Aug. 2009.

3rd for Britain of this current subspecies. On one visit this juvenile was flying around with a juvenile "Eurasian" Black Tern (C. n. niger) and a juvenile White-winged Black Tern. This allowed for excellent comparison. Comparison with the Eurasian Black Tern subspecies revealed the American form to have a dark grey flank line, bigger neck-side mark, slight dusky underwings and darker upperparts.

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