Bill
the Bill shape, general coloration and head pattern looks like a non-breeding
Gull-billed Tern to me. The only thing that looks a bit odd for a GBTern is the
tail, which doesn't looked forked. But that could just be the fact that it's
spread.
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
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> Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:49:15 +1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Unknown bird, Darwin Harbour
>
> Hi folks, Bill here
>
> I've just got back from Darwin (including a terrific morning's birding
> followed by lunch with Denise Goodfellow), topping a three week drive from
> Melboring.
>
> There are a number of things that are bugging me, top of the list being a
> bird I spotted at great distance on Darwin Harbour - that is, feeding near
> the sewerage outfall south west of Government House (hmm, I wonder if there's
> any connection there...?)
>
> I've got two photos, one reasonable, one not so great, links below. So far,
> candidates are Gull-billed Tern (non-breeding), White-winged Black Tern
> (non-breeding) and even a Red-tailed Tropicbird. Unfortunately, at such a
> distance I wasn't able to get a good idea as to how large the bird is, but
> I'd say it's not huge, but probably larger than a small Tern. The feet seem
> to be red, although it's been suggested that this may actually be chromatic
> aberration in the lens.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=419115&l=9b5e3c6a8a&id=100000148897455
>
> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=419116&l=afe5425834&id=100000148897455
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