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Terns

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Subject: Terns
From: "Nathan Waugh" <>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:09:42 +0800
The larger of the two looks as though it might be common tern (bill shape
and primary colours), whilst the smaller maybe arctic tern (bill shape, leg
colour)?

Intersted to see what other people think...

On 8/14/07, Duncan Fraser <> wrote:
>
> At Marlay Point, Lake Wellington, Gippsland, on Sunday, we saw two
> smaller terns with many cresteds. One was larger than the other, and
> being the world's worst at identifying these things I emailed Mike
> Carter. Mike came up to have a look, and yesterday we watched up to 8 in
> widely varying plumage. Mike suggested it would be a useful exercise to
> put up photos for interested people to have a look and comment on the
> species. The smaller terns were feeding well out in the lake in company
> with the cresteds.
> The photos are here,
> http://www.natureofgippsland.org/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=38&page=1
>
> The first four images show the ones we saw on Sunday, the rest are from
> yesterday's visit. Feel free to comment, and Mike will elucidate in due
> course. DF.
>
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