Mexico Tern (1 Viewer)

rylirk

Well-known member

• Jun 19, 2018

• #1

Is this a Royal Tern? Celestun, Yucatan - April 2015

 

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Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Jun 19, 2018

• #2

Not the best of pics (!), but I'd say yes.

 

rylirk

Well-known member

• Jun 20, 2018

• #3

Excellent: I agree it is a terrible pic, and had it happily listed as 'Caribbean Tern sp.'... but now that a Royal Tern has turned up near my patch (one reported in Selsey, West Sussex), I wanted to know if that would be a lifer or just a country tick!

Thanks

 

pbjosh

missing the neotropics

• Jun 20, 2018

• #4

I'd agree with Royal Tern - bill structure looks good, looks orange despite the photo quality, and the wing coloration points at Royal over Caspian.

 

Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Jun 21, 2018

• #5

Royal for me