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Tern ID, Fairy vs Little

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Subject: Tern ID, Fairy vs Little
From: Joe Gilmour <>
Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 22:34:45 +1000
Hi all,

I took some pics of 3 Terns at Werribee on the weekend. I think they're Little Terns but I'm not absolutely sure. The 3rd pic is bigger (about 500kb) than the others (less than 200kb) so will take a little longer to download.

Fairy Tern for:
Non-breeding yellow black tipped bill and yellow legs.
Very pale.

Little Tern for:
Dark wing tips and wing edge.
Heavy streaking on head.

Any comments welcome.

http://www.gilmours.com.au/other/tern1.jpg
http://www.gilmours.com.au/other/tern2.jpg
http://www.gilmours.com.au/other/tern3.jpg

Cheers,

Joe Gilmour
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