Little Tern & Little gull + Arctic Tern at kgv res.

Two visits to King George V reservoir this week gets me 6 year ticks, first up just after Jimmy & myself had climbed up the bank to peer over the water we see a Common Sandpiper & then a Sand Martin flies around over our heads, so two ticks within a couple of minutes, as it turns out that is all we got for the day.
Back over again today after we see the report that Terns & Little Gull had been seen, needing these for a tick we are in the car & parked in the reservoir car park that is in Chingford only 15 minutes from home if we miss the traffic.
We climb the bank & start the walk to the north basin when we see a familiar face walking towards us, it's the first time this year that we have seen Harry, we had heard he had not been to well from one of his friends although we were told he was fine now & back in shape, so really nice to see him looking really well, we know the fellow with him but must make the effort to ask his name.
A quick talk & they tell us that there was at least 40 Little Gulls & some Tern's on the  far end of the north basin.
A scan over the water gets us onto the Little Gull's straight away & indeed at least 40 are seen, next up Arctic Tern flies past us & we also get to see one sitting on a boat later on.
We walk across the middle path between the two basin's & had to get a move on as it is alive with gnats, but to get a better view we had to run the gauntlet.
Once over the other side we are rewarded when a Little Tern flies around in front of us & then goes out of sight over the other side.
A scan of the bushes gets us a singing Lesser Whitethroat for tick number six , a Wheatear sits on a post & two Little ringed Plovers drop in & we see at least four Common Sandpipers.

The Wheatear on the post.