7th of August: Young Sandwiches on the wing

This week, 175 juvenile Sandwich Terns, that had hatched on the Point, were observed to be capable of flight...

Terns and seals side by side on the end of the Point...

 Photographs by Ian Ward

This year, on the Point, 17 Avocet pairs have fledged an impressive 15 young. Unlike in previous years, many stayed on the Point, although some chicks were led across Beach Road to Cley Marshes by their parents, like this one...

Photograph by Richard Porter

This week's bird sightings have included a male Peregrine, Common and Green Sandpipers, a juvenile Stonechat, a passage of Sand Martins, a passage of Common Terns, and this Arctic Skua...

Photograph by Tom Whiley

There has also been a good show of Dark Green Fritillaries in the dunes, like this one resting obligingly on a thistle...

Photographs by Ian Ward

Ajay,

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