First sighting of Common Tern

 09-04-2020


First sighting of Common Tern

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

 

 Upinė žuvėdra - Marius Karlonas

Common Tern. Photo by Marius Karlonas

The LIFE TERNS project team is intensively preparing for the upcoming monitoring season.


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