I have not photographed birds much in the UK, primarily because of lack of time. When I have searched for birds though, I found it quite difficult as the birds have proved to be extremely skittish, perhaps because of fairly regular hunting guns and the lack of woods. However, I visited the small northern Scottish town of Brora in July 2010, and found a colony of breeding Arctic Terns by the famous golf links. This spot is an established nesting ground for them. They are the longest migratory bird in the world, and at the end of the breeding season they will fly to the Antarctic to spend the northern hemisphere winters.

Click HERE to see the Arctic Tern in Churchill, MB.