Juvenile tern for ID - Romania (1 Viewer)

Cristian Mihai

Cristian Mihai

• Aug 25, 2017

• #1

Pics taken these days. Thank you for help

 

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Nutcracker

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• Aug 25, 2017

• #2

I'll tentatively say White-winged, but I've got very little experience of juv Chlidonias terns. If not White-winged, then Whiskered; it isn't Black (as it has no dark shoulder 'peg').

 

Cristian Mihai

Cristian Mihai

• Aug 25, 2017

• #3

I agree it is not a Black tern...

 

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SteveClifton

Well-known member

• Aug 25, 2017

• #4

Nutcracker said:

I'll tentatively say White-winged, but I've got very little experience of juv Chlidonias terns. If not White-winged, then Whiskered; it isn't Black (as it has no dark shoulder 'peg').

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Agree with WWB Tern

 

kb57

Well-known member

• Aug 25, 2017

• #5

I understand the dark 'saddle' and paler wings is characteristic of white-winged vs. whiskered? Showing well in photo #2. There was an article in 'Birdwatch' magazine earlier this year which dealt with marsh terns in some depth.
I've only ever seen black and whiskered, so have no experience of WW, just going on what I read...