News broke this morning that a Caspian tern had been found at Sandbach Flashes. This was a new bird for me in Cheshire and Wirral, having missed the Acrenook bird back in 2013 due to being on holiday.
Acre Nook bird
After a good run over to Sandbach and many a phone call on the way to see if the bird was still there, I arrived and got put straight on the bird by my good friend Fred Fearne. At last, I had gripped this bird back; it had taken 11 years!
This was the 8th record for Cheshire and Wirral
Previous records:
2013 Acre Nook Sand Quarry 24th-29th July
1994 Neumanns Flash and Marbury 12th June
1992 Neumanns Flash and Marbury 30th-31st May
1988 Neumanns Flash 26th June
1988 Northwich 8th May
1986 Hilbre Island, 31st May
1967 Witton Flashes, Great Budworth and Marbury, 2nd- 4th July