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Unknown Tern

Unknown Tern

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

Nikon D3 plus Nikon 500/4 ED AFS VR lens

Mai Po Nature Reserve,
Hong Kong,
China.
18/09/09

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Neil,

A Whiskered Tern!
KK Hui FRPS
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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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