Over the past few days, a White Stork has been spotted and caused quite a stir in and around Belfast! On Tuesday morning, I walked along the Lagan until I almost bumped into the very timid Stork along the Annadale Embankment. The bird was walking alongside the road, unbothered by passing traffic and pedestrians. Due to its strangely tame behaviour and a metal ring around its leg, it is believed that the bird has escaped from a private collection. Nevertheless, it was a peculiar sight to see such a rare bird in such an unusual setting. Aside from the excitement of the White Stork, there were more birds to be seen and photographed on my morning walk. First of all, a number of Common Terns are nesting on a small raft on the water near the Queen’s Bridge. Mixed in with them is at least one pair of Arctic Terns, which posed very nicely for me on the railing of the bridge. I also met another very obliging Common Tern along the towpath near Albert Bridge, which let me take some close images. In this same area, there were lots of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-Backed Gulls. A few times over the last week, a Yellow-Legged Gulls had been reported in a similar area, so I decided to scan the group of Gulls with my camera, sure enough, one was a little different. This was the Yellow-Legged Gull, but it is unknown whether it is a pure Yellow-Leg or a hybrid. Also, as always, there were plenty of Black Guillemots present. Once again, I hope you like Terns as they seem to be my favourite subject.
Black Guillemot
What a poser
Common Swifts
Herring and LBB Gulls
Yellow-Legged Gull
Looks like he spends plenty of time on that post...
Black Guillemots
