NigeW 5 Feb 2011 I have visited these beaches many times and there can be masses of terns and skimmers at times, at other times not so many.
I have visited these beaches many times and there can be masses of terns and skimmers at times, at other times not so many.
zoo_sipsik 1 Jan 2025 Actually, @NigeW, this is a Caspian Tern – Elegant Terns are found in the Pacific, not the Atlantic
splendens 1 Jan 2025 @zoo_sipsik Bit late but the whiter forehead and orange bill which is not as thick and doesn't have a dark tip to me suggests a royal tern Thalasseus maximus.
@zoo_sipsik Bit late but the whiter forehead and orange bill which is not as thick and doesn't have a dark tip to me suggests a royal tern Thalasseus maximus.
splendens 2 Jan 2025 @zoo_sipsik That appears to be a feather or piece of debris, both terns do not have that spot or other white spots usually.
@zoo_sipsik That appears to be a feather or piece of debris, both terns do not have that spot or other white spots usually.
