FLEETING VISIT TO CLEETHORPES COUNTRY PARK LAKE FROM FISH-EATING 'SEA SWALLOWS'

Commons terns are mostly marine species, but this bird is one of two that has been in Cleethorpes for part of the weekend, swooping for small fish in the lake at the country park. There are several tern species that come to the UK in summer from Africa. They are sometimes known as 'sea-swallows' because of their forked tails - more conspicuous in flight than when they are perched.