Saw two BFTs with a flock of about 400 WFTs yesterday in Princess Bay close to Te Raekaihau Pt on the south Wellington coast at low tide.
Some of the WFTs had a pink wash.
Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihau Pt, Wellington
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Re: 2 Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihou Pt, Wellington
Vandy Pollard reports there were 2 BFTs with about 20 WFTs at the same spot about 3pm this afternoon.
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Re: 2 Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihou Pt, Wellington
Stephanie RJ report 6 BFTs with a group of 50+ WFTs in the same spot at 2.30pm this afternoon.
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Re: Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihau Pt, Wellington
Vandy Pollard reports there are 9 Black-fronted Terns with the White-fronted Tern flock at the same spot in Princess Bay this afternoon, including 2 adult BFTs still mostly in breeding plumage.
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Re: Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihau Pt, Wellington
Duncan Watson reports 14 Black-fronted Terns at Te Raikaihau Pt at the moment.
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Re: Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihau Pt, Wellington
Sally Eyre was there this afternoon around high tide and got this shot of a flock of 17 Black-fronted Terns with 1 White-fronted among them.
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Re: Black-fronted Terns, Te Raekaihau Pt, Wellington
The annual migration of BFTs east along the south Wellington coast continues today - just saw 5 flying east across Island Bay.
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