fatchun

Is it juv. Roseate Tern? or Common Tern? Thank you

4 more photos, Thank you









[ Last edited by fatchun at 21/08/2010 00:59 ]

fatchun

Thank you very much!!
Attached is 1 more photo and the tern behind is black-naped tern. I hope this can help to id this tern.

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20/08/2010 15:31

fatchun

Quote:

Original posted by ddavid at 20/08/2010 21:13
When and where was the photo taken?

david

On 17th this month, just near Tapmun, Thanks

fatchun

4 more photos have been uploaded and I hope that can help us to ID it, thank you very much!

fatchun

Thank you very much! Thank you for all comments!
I agree with David that it is too far for Sandwich tern to come to HK. This tern is so strange to me that the combination of all evidence cannot suggest any tern to me at the first glance. I know this is difficult to ID a tern especially the 1st winter/ 2nd winter/non-breeding with only some angles of photos. By the way, thank you again

fatchun

Thank you Richard, John and David for your detail information and discussion.

After thinking of the structure, plumage and body coloration, a question was raised in my mind.
Would it be a hybrid of any terns?(e.g. Common tern and Roseate tern)

Thank you very much

fatchun

I am so happy that this tern can arouse a interesting discussion! I think the interest of birding is like that, discussing, thinking and observing. I can say I am just a junior bird watcher, and some points that some of you have mentioned are not being considered before by myself. Thank you very much, I have leart many from this discussion!=]

Chun