I had a juv. Sooty Tern passed Wasp's Head Murramarang NP yesterday.
If they had a pale vent and white underwing they cannot be any of the Noddy species.
D.
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> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2013 20:12:41 +1100
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> Subject: [canberrabirds] Re: Common Noddies at Mollymook
>
> 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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