Chlidonias leucopterus

White-winged Black Tern at Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Plant

Chlidonias leucopterus at Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Plant - 18 Jan 2024
Chlidonias leucopterus at Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Plant - 18 Jan 2024
Chlidonias leucopterus at Fyshwick Sewerage Treatment Plant - 18 Jan 2024
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Chlidonias leucopterus 18 Jan 2024 Liam.m
Chlidonias leucopterus 18 Jan 2024 BenW

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Small tern with white belly, rump and underwingws and darker upperwings. Diagnostic earmuff markings behind the eye. Flying very fast over all the sewage ponds and at times coming within 20 metres of the fence, before flying high over the road towards Kelly's swamp.

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  • 18 Jan 2024 10:21 AM Recorded on
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