Sooty tern, Tutukaka

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Colin Miskelly
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Sooty tern, Tutukaka

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Hi all

I have been sent an image of an adult sooty tern rescued from gulls at Tutukaka over the weekend, and taken to the Whangarei Native Bird Recovery Centre, where unfortunately it succumbed.

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Colin
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Michael Szabo
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"rescued from gulls" - sounds intriguing!
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Clinton9
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Re: Sooty tern, Tutukaka

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Were Red-billed gulls attacking sooty tern ???
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