Someone has pointed out the possibility of the terns I saw at Mollymook being
juvenile Sooty Terns. After viewing some photos online it is a distinct
possibility that the birds I saw could have been this species.
I will have to do some more research.
Thanks
Marnix
On 29/01/2013, at 11:20 PM, Marnix Zwankhuizen <>
wrote:
> Hi all
>
> This evening while sitting on the balcony overlooking Mollymook Beach near
> Ulladulla I was surprised to see four overall dark tern sized birds with
> forked tails circling. By the time I had grabbed my binos they had
> disappeared.
>
> The only bird I can think of is the Common Noddy. Ex cyclone Oswald may have
> brought them down this way. There seem to have been a few sightings around
> Sydney as well on eremaea.
>
> Cheers
> Marnix
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