{"id":5680,"date":"2015-05-30T23:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-30T23:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2015-12-17T23:50:46","modified_gmt":"2015-12-17T23:50:46","slug":"black-tern-whittle-dene-30th-may-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/?p=5680","title":{"rendered":"Black Tern, Whittle Dene &#8211; 30th May 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the excitement of yesterdays Black-winged Pratincole at Bothal Pond, which was amazing to see and the best addition to my lists this year, I was off out again today, as one of my top three favourite birds had been spotted at Whittle Dene. \u00a0After a quick breakfast, I dropped Adriana off at work, then drove over. \u00a0I was lucky, I found the bird straight away. \u00a0I tried my best to photograph the Black Tern, however this was much faster in flight than the larger Common Tern, and even though it came close at times, I couldn&#8217;t work the camera fast enough. \u00a0I did manage the photos below however. \u00a0I will have to practice more with faster speeds. \u00a0Shame Adriana was at work, she is really quick with camera.<\/p>\n<p>It was also nice to see the Common Terns, and the weather was bright and sunny. \u00a0A visit to Whittle Dene is always relaxing.<\/p>\n<p>They say things often come in threes, and two evenings in a row (Fri 29th May and Sat 30th May) there has been reports of a Gull-billed Tern at Bothal Pond. \u00a0Wow, that would be great to see.<\/p>\n<p>Paul Buskin<\/p>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Black-Tern-1-4-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-b.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6319\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6319 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Black-Tern-1-4-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-b-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Black-Tern-1-4-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-b\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Black-Tern-1-4-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Black-Tern-1-4-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-b.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-2-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5688\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-2-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene.jpg\" alt=\"Common-Tern-2-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-2-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-2-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-1-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5687 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-1-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene.jpg\" alt=\"Common-Tern-1-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-1-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.ntbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Common-Tern-1-PB-05-15-Whittle-Dene-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the excitement of yesterdays Black-winged Pratincole at Bothal Pond, which was amazing to see and the best addition to my lists this year, I was off out again today, as one of my top three favourite birds had been spotted at Whittle Dene. \u00a0After a quick breakfast, I dropped Adriana off at work, then 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