American Black Tern

Note: 2021 BiN, p. 228 states the 2020 record as being there between 8th-25th June, but I find this has not been published as so by BBRC.

BBRC state the period as 19th May to 25th June, while BiN and the North East Naturalist list it as 18th May to 22nd July. Knowing of the innumerous mistakes in the 2021 BBRC report I follow the local reports.

1). 2019 St Mary's Island Wetland, 1CY, 7th October, photo. 

(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 113: 608; A. Curry, Birds in Northumbria 2019: 12-15, photo).

2.0). 2020 Northumberland Long Nanny, Beadnell Bay, 2CY+, 16th to 25th June, photo.

(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 115: 576).

2.1). 2021 Long Nanny, Beadnell Bay, Lindisfarne NNR and East Chevington, 3CY+, 19th May to 22nd July, photo; presumed same as 2020. 

(J. Porteus & S. Dunbar, North East Naturalist 92: 26, photo; C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 115: 576; A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2021: 114; Rarities Committee, British Birds 117: 49, corr.).

2.2). 2022 Long Nanny, Beadnell Bay and Budle Bay, 4CY+, female, 13th May to 29th August, photo; presumed returning individual.

(British Birds 115: plate 295; R. Ahmed, British Birds 116: 143-156; R. Ahmed, British Birds 116: 172-173, plates 125 & 126; L. Bacon, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 116: 571, plate 343; Rarities Committee, British Birds 117: 49, corr.; A. Mould, Birds in Northumbria 2022: 86, photo; Birds in Northumbria 2022: photos).

2.3). 2023 Long Nanny, Beadnell Bay, 5CY+, female, intermittently, 1st June to 6th July, photo; presumed same, East Chevington, 8th to 11th July, photo, video; presumed returning individual. 

(L. Bacon, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 117: 693, plate 469; Birds in Northumbria 2023: photo).

2.4). 2024 Long Nanny, Beadnell Bay, 6CY+, female, nesting with Arctic Tern, 15th May to 13th July, photo; presumed same, Coquet Island, 18th July to 4th August, photo; presumed returning individual.

(British Birds 117: plate 347; K. Baird, J. Porteus, G. Woodburn & C. Redfern, British Birds 118: 408-415, plates 261-264; P. R. French, A. Holden and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 118: 519, plate 307).

P). 2025 Long Nanny, Beadnell Bay, adult female, 18th May to 10th July, photo; same, Inner Farne, Farne Islands, 29th June and 6th and 13th July; same, Coquet Island, 3rd July; presumed returning individual.

(birding information services).