Piping Plover at Nickerson Beach - 12th June

My first trip to the famed Nickerson Beach tern colony. Mostly Common Terns and Black Skimmers, a few Piping Plovers also hang on here, and they were very obliging. A few of the scarcer terns have been seen recently, but I only had a single Least Tern and nothing else. This was a flying visit however, and I'll certainly be back soon.

Adult Piping Plover

At least 5 birds at this spot...

The vast majority of the terns on show were Common Terns, nesting in the grassy part of the dunes.

One Least Tern flew over while we were at the plover nests.

Hundreds of Black Skimmers also nesting on the beach

One flyover Common Loon

And to stick to the black-and-white theme, several pairs of American Oystercatcher.