First sighting of Common Tern
09-04-2020
April 8th brought the first sighting of Common Tern - 6 migrating birds were observed at the coastal Lithuania, Curonian spit, by Saulius Karalius. This is a usual time for the first sightings of the species. Below you can find the date of the first sightings from the 5 last years:
· 2016 – April 8
· 2017 – April 4
· 2018 – April 5
· 2019 – April 7
· 2020 – April 8
Common Tern. Photo by Marius Karlonas
The LIFE TERNS project team is intensively preparing for the upcoming monitoring season.