Thursday, July 21, 2016

WHITE-FRONTED TERNS


Photographed at Norah Heads, July 2016
796          WHITE-FRONTED TERN                Sterna striata         

Australia           (640)

Found in offshore waters; bays, reefs, islands. 38-42 cm, wingspan c. 80 cm. Breeds NZ, sunAntartic Islands: regular migrant (March-Oct.) to offshore and coastal NSW, Vic., Tassie; casual n toRockhampton (Q), w. to Adelaide (SA); accidental inland.





1 comment:

  1. much more elegant in flight than on the touchdown - congratulations 640

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