I came across three Black Terns on a trip to west Clare today. There has been an unusually large passage of Black Terns around the Irish coast this autumn, with a few birds also showing up at inland sites like this one. Indeed I came across a single juvenile bird last week (10/9/2025) at another inland site; Lough Gur in Co. Limerick.
At least two of today's birds were juveniles. The third bird may also have been a juvenile, however I didn't manage to get a clear enough view of it to determine its age.
