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roseate tern

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    Roseate Tern? (Dutch coast, 13th of May 2023)

    Am I right thinking Roseate Tern here? Pictures taken 4 days ago on an evening beach near Noordwijk, Netherlands. I took many images, and its bill was unmistakably black. Whereas the bills of the large number of surrounding Common Terns where all clearly red (with black tips). (Possibly 2...
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    Oman non-breeding Terns (also Gull-billed & Bridled) -- Masirah Island & Musandam

    I have been seeing these terns with black bills and partially black heads (first 5 photos) all over Oman and I think they are non-breeding Common Terns but could also be White-cheeked, Whiskered or Roseate Terns. These photos were all taken between April 20-24 on or near Masirah Island, Oman...
  3. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

    Quite rare in these parts
  4. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

    After 5 failed attempts got there in the end a first for the UK for me. This a great sight i would imagine 100% success rate at this time of year. Went to 3 sites Amble Harbour,Beacon Point and St. Marys birds at all of them
  5. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

  6. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

  7. Roseate Terns

    Roseate Terns

  8. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

  9. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

  10. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

    This is the last of the six tern species I photographed on Lady Elliot: Black and Brown Noddy, Bridled, Crested and Black-naped Terns. Plus we saw Sooty Terns in the distance.
  11. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

  12. Close up Roseate Tern

    Close up Roseate Tern

  13. Roseate Tern in flight

    Roseate Tern in flight

  14. Rosy

    Rosy

    That is a Bonaparte's Gull ( Larus philadelphia ) in background. It was a very foggy afternoon.
  15. Close encounters

    Close encounters

    From my local pier a few months back.
  16. ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN Sterna dougallii 35-41 cm. The ROSEATE TERN migrates to Barbados from April through October and can be seen in large groups along the shoreline, they are often seen about ten meters off the beach where they can be seen feeding on small fish; I have seen and photographed a parent...
  17. ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN Sterna dougallii 35-41 cm. The ROSEATE TERN migrates to Barbados from April through October and can be seen in large groups along the shoreline, they are often seen about ten meters off the beach where they can be seen feeding on small fish; I have seen and photographed a parent...
  18. ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN Sterna dougallii 35-41 cm. The ROSEATE TERN migrates to Barbados from April through October and can be seen in large groups along the shoreline, they are often seen about ten meters off the beach where they can be seen feeding on small fish; I have seen and photographed a parent...
  19. ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN
  20. Beach beauty 3

    Beach beauty 3

    Last one i promise of the same bird
  21. Beach beauty 2

    Beach beauty 2

    Same bird as last post
  22. Beach beauty

    Beach beauty

    Its that time of year again on my local beach when the terns are resting here, mind getting a shot with a bit of good light is another matter.
  23. Roseate Tern

    Roseate Tern

    A Roseate Tern taken at eastern waters of HK, it was one of thirty terns chasing our boat.
  24. 2 Terns up

    2 Terns up

    Another shot of the Tern action on my local beach at the moment, this is amounst all the people making the most of a sandy beach and the odd day of good weather.
  25. ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN

    ROSEATE TERN Sterna dougalli 35-41 cm. Long forked tail with red bill is red with a black tip. STATUS AND RANGE: Widespred in the West Indies. This photograph was taken in Barbados.
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