There was a Common Tern in breeding plumage at the Manawatu Estuary today. I only have some terrible distant digiscoped images as we were trying (and failing) to catch godwits. We didn't see it yesterday. There were also four Black-fronted terns yesterday including an alpha-flagged bird.
Regards, Phil
Common Tern in breeding plumage, Manawatu Est
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Re: Common Tern in breeding plumage, Manawatu Est
Hey Phil,
One has to guess that its the same bird from the summer, hanging around?
cheers
One has to guess that its the same bird from the summer, hanging around?
cheers
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Re: Common Tern in breeding plumage, Manawatu Est
Hi Phil, you didn’t by chance manage to get the flag combination on the BFT?
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Re: Common Tern in breeding plumage, Manawatu Est
Someone got a photo, and it's been reported to WMIL. Flag was RZ, a bird banded as a chick on the Clarence River on 12 Dec 2018.
Cheers, Phil
Cheers, Phil