Any thoughts on this one, which flew swiftly over the house in central Bangkok yesterday? It was being harried by two crows, and was around the same size (or, I thought, slightly bigger). I managed to get a brief snippet on video from the other side of the house before it disappeared (attached).
Fast, direct flight. Very pale, slightly brownish (possibly light brown streaks on underside, but it passed overhead so quickly). Very little to no dark areas seen- no visible dark wingtips. I think perhaps there was a dark area on the head or bill.
Looks like an (immature) tern, from the wings and flight style? But I’d rule out the most obvious Whiskered due to the size- unless I completely misjudged its relationship to the pursuing crows. Also, there doesn’t appear to be much of a fork to the tail.
Lack of black on the wingtips would appear to rule out most gulls?
Either way, quite an unusual sight a mile away from the river in central Bangkok. Unless there’s something obvious I’m missing.
Fast, direct flight. Very pale, slightly brownish (possibly light brown streaks on underside, but it passed overhead so quickly). Very little to no dark areas seen- no visible dark wingtips. I think perhaps there was a dark area on the head or bill.
Looks like an (immature) tern, from the wings and flight style? But I’d rule out the most obvious Whiskered due to the size- unless I completely misjudged its relationship to the pursuing crows. Also, there doesn’t appear to be much of a fork to the tail.
Lack of black on the wingtips would appear to rule out most gulls?
Either way, quite an unusual sight a mile away from the river in central Bangkok. Unless there’s something obvious I’m missing.
Anyways, nice sighting
