3 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

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Michael Szabo
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3 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

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Jenny Edwards reports seeing these 3 Australian Gull-billed Terns together at Motueka Sandspit last Saturday with Nelson Regional Representative Mark Edwin Ayre, hanging out on the edge of a flock of godwits.
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Re: 3 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

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All three Australian Terns were present yesterday, tirelessly flying up and down along the inner sandspit.

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Re: 3 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

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Three Aussie GB terns seen today from the shipwreck at Moteuka Quay, at low tide. Other birds of note were red knot and banded dotterel.
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Re: 3 Australian Gull-billed Terns, Motueka Sandspit

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Saw 1 bird yesterday 11th June roosting alone.
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