Which Tern? Alentejo Portugal (1 Viewer)

Bert

Birdwatchingalentejo.com

• Sep 29, 2018

• #1

Hi All,
Can you help e with this Tern?
For some reason I always have problems with Terns during migration.
Thanks,
Bert

 

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PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Sep 29, 2018

• #2

Juvenile / 1st winter sandwich tern.

 

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Gordon

Registered User

• Sep 29, 2018

• #3

Don't think a Sandwich Tern would show that carpal band. I think it's a juv/1st winter Common Tern - Arctic would have paler primaries.

 

Bert

Birdwatchingalentejo.com

• Sep 29, 2018

• #4

How about Roseate Tern? Wild guess.

 

CerambyX

Well-known member

• Sep 29, 2018

• #5

Little tern?

 

kuzeycem

Medicinal Birding

• Sep 29, 2018

• #6

Little Tern for me too.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Sep 29, 2018

• #7

CerambyX said:

Little tern?

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I wondered that too.

 

Bert

Birdwatchingalentejo.com

• Sep 29, 2018

• #8

Don´t think it is a Little Tern, they were here a few weeks ago and clearly seen. This is another Tern. Easily recognizable by size.

 

PYRTLE

Old Berkshire Boy

• Sep 29, 2018

• #9

Bert said:

Don´t think it is a Little Tern, they were here a few weeks ago and clearly seen. This is another Tern. Easily recognizable by size.

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Okay, so Bert, help us to help you. What size was It? Bigger than a Little Tern but smaller than a Sandwich Tern.

 

Bert

Birdwatchingalentejo.com

• Sep 30, 2018

• #10

Indeed bigger then Little Tern, slightly bigger then Black Tern, but absolutely smaller then Sandwich Tern.
If the Tern would have made sound it would have been much easier, this one was completely quiet.

 

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Pedro Ramalho

Well-known member

• Sep 30, 2018

• #11

juvenile Little tern

 

Bert

Birdwatchingalentejo.com

• Oct 10, 2018

• #12

Thank you all!