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Common Name: Little Tern

Scientific Name: Sternula albifrons

Little Tern

Little Tern in non-breeding colours, Soldiers Beach Rock Platform Oct 2013

Little Tern wing display

Little Tern wing display, Soldiers Beach Rock Platform Oct 2013.

Little Tern

Adult Little Tern, Soldiers Beach Rock Platform. Jan 2014

Little Tern feeding

Young Little Tern feeding on fish brought in by adult Soldiers Beach Rock Platform. Jan 2014

Little Tern

Adult Little Tern at Soldiers Beach Rock Platform. Jan 2014

Little Tern

Young Little Tern stretching it's wings at Soldiers Beach Rock Platform. Jan 2014

Little Tern in flight

Adult Little Tern in breeding colours flying at Soldiers Beach Rock Platform. Jan 2014.

Little Tern

Little Tern in non-breeding colours with catch of the day, Soldiers Beach Rock Platform Jan 2014.

Crested & Little Terns

Crested Tern in remnants of breeding colours (left) and non-breeding colours (right) compared to the much smaller Little Tern (bottom). Jan 2014

Little Tern in Flight

Little Tern in Flight, Soldiers Beach Feb 2014

Little Tern

A flagged Little Tern in Flight, Soldiers Beach Feb 2014. This was reported and a reply based on the tag colours said "This bird was tagged at Towra in Feb 1994 as an adult making it 20 years old."

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