Black tern in central St Albans (From St Albans & Harpenden Review)

Black tern in central St Albans

10:32am Monday 20th July 2009 in

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A BLACK tern, a scarce migrant bird, was an exotic visitor to the main lake of Verulamium Park in St Albans on Friday.

Black terns, which nest in southern and eastern Europe, are seen in Britain on migration only and, unlike the widespread common terns, are rare in Hertfordshire, particularly in mid-summer.