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1# A A A Post at 19/09/2009 13:05  Show author

Unknown Tern

Photographed yesterday in the pond next to the warden's hut at Mai Po.
Which tern is it?
Neil

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Mai Po Nature Reserve,
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18/09/09

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2# A A A Post at 19/09/2009 13:25  Show author
Neil,

A Whiskered Tern!
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3# A A A Post at 20/09/2009 13:42  Show author
There has been a big fall of Whiskered Terns this week following the typhoon, with counts in excess of 200 around Mai Po/Lok Ma Chau, and probably several hundred altogether in HK. Many of these are moulting adults, like this bird.

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