Ringing

Little and Saunders's Terns are well into there breeding season with some chicks already fully fledged. White-cheeked, Bridled and Lesser Crested Terns are about to start mostly likely as the tidal range decreases over the coming month and the shallows sees a surge in bait fish shoals. White-cheeked particularly, nest very close and even on the floatsum line and hence can't risk tidal inudation as would be the case at the moment.
Walking any beach line be it natural or reclaimed land at the moment, one has to be very careful where one puts a foot. Tern chicks and nests are randomly scattered all over the place.

Saunders's Tern Chick Sterna Saundersi
to view more images for this species follow link to May 16th photos to the right