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Terns - Seychelles (Mahé) - March 2025 (1 Viewer)

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Hi all,

Looking for a bit of help with some tern ID from a recent holiday. Sorry for the not so great pics of the terns in flight!

Tern 1 - on marshy pool adjacent to coast, winter plumage little tern?
Tern 2 (on left) - common tern?
Tern 3 (on right) - little tern?
Tern 4 - little tern? Same location as Tern 1

According to the Helm field guide, Saunder's should be the default small tern, but it reckons little terns go underreported,

Thanks!
 

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