The arctic tern colony at Long Nanny is a very impressive place, with around
1600 pairs nesting, along with a few little terns. The wardens hut has a small viewing platform with about 50 pairs almost within touching distance. Fortunately the recent over summering American black tern has chosen this part of the colony in which to settle, making it very easy to see.
I can't decide if the bird just south east of centre in this photo is a
roseate tern. They do get the occasional roseate here, unsurprising really
since it's quite close to Coquet Island and the bird in the photo does appear
to have ridiculously long tail streamers even for an arctic tern, but there's
not quite enough detail in the photo for me to be sure.
Long Nanny is wardened 24 hours a day, the wardens apparently sleeping in these tents.
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