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        Special Topics 特別主題 >> Tern Conservation 燕鷗保育 >>  Bridled Tern 褐翅燕鷗, They came for breeding.
        
(Message started by: lwo on Jun 16^th, 2005, 9:03pm)

Title: Bridled Tern 褐翅燕鷗, They came for breeding.
Post by lwo on Jun 16^th, 2005, 9:03pm

Dear all,

I would like to share some photo of Bridled Tern that breeding in Similan rima Island, Mo Ko Similand National Park.

We call this bird in Thai name " Nok Nangnual Gleg Khiw khao"

Nok= Bird
Nangnual= Tern
Gleg= Grey
Khiw= brow
Khao= white

All photos are not mine, but taken by Thai bird researcher in name "Tum" who study on Nicobar Pigeon in that Island on the end of April this year.

The Similan Islands lie approximately 100 kilometres northwest of Phuket in the Andaman Sea. In 1982, this 128 square kilometres area was declared a marine national park, and in recent years this group of nine small islands (Similan is derived from the Malay sembilan, and means nine) has become one of the leading attractions for visitors to Southern Thailand.

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-6.jpg

500 Bridled Tern cames to Similan Island for breeding on the end of April.

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-2.jpg

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-3.jpg

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-1.jpg

They like to lay egg on the ground.

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-9.jpg

the colour of their egg very harmoniously with the ground.

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-8.jpg

By the way, I found some of tern photo from the researcher. Have anyone ID this tern? It look likes Sooty Tern for me but Sooty Tern are rare winter visitor in Thailand.

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-7.jpg

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-4.jpg

http://www.pantip.com/cafe/blueplanet/topic/E3545389/E3545389-5.jpg

Title: Re: Bridled Tern 褐翅燕鷗, They came for breeding.
Post by 鳥友Ａ(BWA) on Jun 17^th, 2005, 2:40pm

Dear lwo,

Thanks for sharing. Hope that they breed successfully in both HK and Thailand. :)

Regards,
BWA