Possible Common tern, Waitangi Hawkes Bay
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Possible Common tern, Waitangi Hawkes Bay
I saw this bird yesterday that looks like a common tern but with no white fronted terns around at all it was hard to compare size and plumage. The only other possible bird is 1st year white fronted tern. Phot attached from back of camera
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Re: Possible Common tern, Waitangi Hawkes Bay
Good call Tim.
It'a a Common Tern
Ian
It'a a Common Tern
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Re: Possible Common tern, Waitangi Hawkes Bay
cheers Ian, it was just different to have no white fronted terns to compare to at all when I found this bird.
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Re: Possible Common tern, Waitangi Hawkes Bay
I saw an unusual tern today while it had different markings than Tim’s bird he had red feet and grey ends to the primaries. Any ideas?
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Re: Possible Common tern, Waitangi Hawkes Bay
tim wrote:Looks like a juvenile black fronted tern
I agree, juv Black-fronted Tern.
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