Juvenile Little terns? 3/7/23, Laem Pham Bia salt pans, Thailand (1 Viewer)

[sandwich311]

Hi, I saw these 2 juveniles sitting on the salt pans but not sure what they are. There were 3 other adult little terns flying nearby but they didn’t interact at all.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks, Rob

 

[Butty]

There were 3 other adult little terns flying nearby but they didn’t interact at all.

By the looks of it, because you were too close to them. Little terns are sensitive to disturbance and nest in exposed places that make them especially vulnerable.

 

[sandwich311]

I was more than a safe distance away in a car using a long lens (hence the poor quality heavily cropped pictures) and I didn’t disturb them.