Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
I saw it late this afternoon with pied stilts further down river in lagoon.
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
Was in similar spot this morning, there was also a black fronted tern with white fronted.
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
That’s a very interesting looking Tern Bob. Doesn’t look like a black fronted for my eyes, far too pale. But it looks off for a little tern to me also. Paler primaries, and a stubbier bill. Do you have any more shots of it?
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
i think your right David it was alot smaller than the WFT,
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
Yep...head scratcher
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
I think it is a Little Tern, but happy to be proved wrong.
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
Black fronted Tern should have much more orange-coloured legs and bill than this. And this bird is too small as well.
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
I thought it best to start a new thread for this small Tern. "Small Tern at Wairoa".
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
As Ian Southey has explained on the "Small tern at Wairoa" thread, this is a Little Tern.
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Re: Greenshank, Wairoa Hawke’s Bay
Both the greenshank and tern were present in the usual spot this morning around 9am (high tide seems to be best time as no sign of the shank last night at low tide).
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