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