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Common Terns are irregular visitors to the Lakes, so to have a pair putting in daily appearances this month has been a special treat.  There’s no shortage of small fish for them here not to mention perches from which to catch and eat them but the birds are of course at their best when in flight or spectacularly diving head first at their prey. Unfortunately armed with the wrong lens to capture this, you’ll have to be content with this rather mundane pose but rest assured I’ll be back to try my luck again soon.

One of the several pairs of Tufted Ducks have successfully reared a small brood in an old Coot nest. The ducklings definitely have the edge in the cuteness stakes over the more familiar Mallards I think.

On Cascade Bridge a rather irate pair of Grey Wagtails gave me the feeling I wasn’t wanted. They’ve used the bridge to nest under for many years so I can only assume some recently fledged chicks were close by.