Variety from North Wales (1 Viewer)

[Smithy1000]

Ive had a go.

1. Raven
2. Rock Pipit.
3. White Wagtail.
4. Arctic Tern.
5. Arctic Tern.
6. Merganser?
7. Roseate Tern

 

[Butty]

1. Raven probably.
2. Rock pipit, yes.
3. Pied wagtail, presumably.
4. Arctic Tern, yes.
5. Arctic Tern, yes.
6. Red-breasted merganser - all brownish and mushy.
7. Pass

 

[Smithy1000]

1. Raven probably.
2. Rock pipit, yes.
3. Pied wagtail, presumably.
4. Arctic Tern, yes.
5. Arctic Tern, yes.
6. Red-breasted merganser - all brownish and mushy.
7. Pass

Thanks. I have a feeling no 7 could be immature Sandwich Tern but it’s hard to tell

 

[Butty]

no 7 could be immature Sandwich Tern

Bill too short, legs too red!

 

[JWN Andrewes]

The Terns were presumably at Cemlyn, and I had what could have been your #7 a few days ago, albeit much more distantly. My best guess at the time was most likely a Common Tern in retained winter plumage. I guess similarly plumaged Arctic or Roseate are in the frame as well, but balance of probability suggests Roseate is the least likely by some margin.

 

[Smithy1000]

Than

The Terns were presumably at Cemlyn, and I had what could have been your #7 a few days ago, albeit much more distantly. My best guess at the time was most likely a Common Tern in retained winter plumage. I guess similarly plumaged Arctic or Roseate are in the frame as well, but balance of probability suggests Roseate is the least likely by some margin.

Thanks for the response. I was at Cemlyn on Thursday.

 

[Alexander Stöhr]

Hello,
not a definitive answer, but one to get more comments:
the Tern in post 5 (and picture 7?) looks good for an immature Arctic Tern. please note:

• extremly narrow and sharp trailing edge to primaries
• really weak and narrow dark leading edge to the arm
• and the following posts with helpful comments by Killian Mullarney: Tern at East Chevington
• just visible dark outer tail feathers exclude Roseate?