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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nightjar61" data-source="post: 1189633" data-attributes="member: 18495">My first impression, based on the bird's jizz, is that this looks like a Royal Tern.  It has a long and heavy orange-yellow bill and appears to have a white forehead which highlights the black beady eyes.  It's bulkier than a Common or Arctic Tern and it doesn't seem as bulky as a Caspian Tern.  The wings are very long and don't seem to have the "swallow-like" quality of those of Common or Arctic.  The undersides of the primaries are pale, which is good for Royal.  Not sure of the range of Royal Tern in Europe, but I do know they're found on the west coast of Africa.Dave</blockquote>