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  1. JANJ

    Little or Saunder's tern - Eastern Saudi

    For the time bieng Adrian, although the head pattern say´s Little, and Little can show 3 blackish/black outer primaries, but more work is required to check on the moult of Little and Saunder´s. Always nice to work with your birds Adrian. JanJ
  2. JANJ

    Little or Saunder's tern - Eastern Saudi

    Lack of black tip on the bill is not a major problem. Moult is complex, as noted in 'Terns' and Adrians bird might not be fully adult (maybe a 2nd summer ?) due to darker lesser covert bar and a brownish primary covert, but the outer primaries doe´s look blacker than the inner one. According to...
  3. JANJ

    Little or Saunder's tern - Eastern Saudi

    Agree on the wise advice, and that it seem to have one primary missing, probably the prenultimate, which would be a pro-Saunder´s character, but the head pattern looks very good for Little. JanJ
  4. JANJ

    Little or Saunder's tern - Eastern Saudi

    Adrian, Some more images there, and judging by the first one here we are back at Little I think. Compared to the one in the gallery one can now get a better view of the white forehead patch and how it obviously reaches over, and behind the eye, a clear Little character, as pointed out here...
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