Manchester Birder's June 2025 Summary
Birders underrate June. There is a widespread renewal of interest in moths, butterflies and dragonflies (all things I wish I knew more about) as birds tend to go quiet, but in fact, June 2025 has been remarkable for birds, possibly the best June I can remember. Along with a selection of ten varied and unexpected birds that were new for the year, this has been my best month for lifers since September and October last year. Not only have the numbers been amazing, the quality of the birds has been high too. I had predicted Caspian Tern, Bridled Tern, and a Pratincole, along with White-winged Black Tern for this month, and three of those birds did turn up. However, the Bridled Tern arrived in Aberdeenshire, shot south for two days and vanished - a shame, this was my favourite bird of 2023 and I have good memories of the boat trip from Amble to Coquet Island last year. Caspian Tern did show up, but stayed south. Still hoping for one in more no...