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Common Tern, Warnham LNR
This is a bit soft but I quite like it that way as it seems to suit the ambience of the image. The subject not being stand-out sharp seems to work for me, but then I would say that.........
Sterna hirundo. One of a flock of eight, so possibly spring migrants. It's quite widespread if slightly scarce as a breeding bird in the East Riding of Yorkhsire. There are often just one or two pairs at a site. Typical sites are flooded disused quarries where they frequently nest on artificial rafts.
Spain; Murcia, Los Alcazares 7/9/21. Often I've noted a very fine white tip to the bill on ad-winters... I guess it's just where the dark pigment runs out. With Little Terns.
I thought there was a roost of about 200 Common Terns @ Snettisham this morning. Many were juvenile's, & were quite flighty constantly take off & flying a circuit of the pool
L'offrande n'a pas pu aboutir ,ils ont été dérangés par une corneille qui voulait leur piquer le poisson .Elles ont décollé en emportant le poisson.
A juvenile common tern taking off from the wild bird lake in London Wetland Centre. There were a also couple of adults nearby on nests with much younger chicks.
I find it amazing that these birds are breeding so close to Central London - the Wetland Centre is on the other side of the Thames to Fulham's football ground.
A Common Tern { Sterna hirundo } is carrying a freshly caught fish for his mate
Long Island, New York
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Common Tern at Cemlyn Bay on Anglesey - at least I think this is a Common Tern, rather than an Arctic Tern. The May count showed "2167 pairs of Sandwich terns, 170 pairs of Arctic terns, 120 pairs of common terns, and one pair of roseate terns" - quoted from the website below.
www.northwaleswildlifetrust.org.uk/cemlyn-terns
Another shot in the comment below.