Black Winged Pratincole

What had been a leisurely day on the Farne Islands became something else when a Black Winged Pratincole turned up at Bothal Pond near Ashington. Being about 25 miles from Seahouses I was on site by about 6:30pm. I had dipped one in Cumbria back in the early 90's so it was good to catch up. The bird spent most of its time on the far away bank & with no scope I was reliant on looking through someone else's.  Just before 8pm however, it decided to get up & fly around and got quite close on occasion. Here is a rubbish record shot:

The Farne Islands were their usual brilliant selves. I managed to get on to 2 Roseate Terns near the jetty but otherwise it was just the usual seabirds, smells & divebombing from the Arctic Terns.