Hi Bob It’s a Whiskered Tern in non-breeding plumage, It doesn’t have the right head-pattern with the distinctive black drooping behind the eye on the fore ear-coverts. The black should droop well below the level of the eye, in this bird it’s more or less level without the distinct marking.-Kevin Bartram Hi Birders – again! By very fortunate coincidence birder/photographer Max Sutcliffe was at the LC STW on the same day (as we visited taking photos and having reviewed his photos found the tern!!!!! Ive attached his crop of the ‘suspect’! I’m sure those of us who pondered it at the time would value the opinions of those more skilled in tern identification. Look forward to your responses. Thanks already to those who responded – it seems it is a possibility. Cheers Bob Ashford bobash@tpg.com.au Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi Bob It’s a Whiskered Tern in non-breeding plumage, It doesn’t have the right head-pattern with the distinctive black drooping behind the eye on the fore ear-coverts. The black should droop well below the level of the eye, in this bird it’s more or less level without the distinct marking.-Kevin Bartram Hi Birders – again! By very fortunate coincidence birder/photographer Max Sutcliffe was at the LC STW on the same day (as we visited taking photos and having reviewed his photos found the tern!!!!! Ive attached his crop of the ‘suspect’! I’m sure those of us who pondered it at the time would value the opinions of those more skilled in tern identification. Look forward to your responses. Thanks already to those who responded – it seems it is a possibility. Cheers Bob Ashford bobash@tpg.com.au Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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