Irish Birding Sighting Record
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Irish Birding Sighting Record |
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| Website : | www.irishbirding.com | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting URL : | https://www.irishbirding.com/birds/web/Display/sighting/84107/Common_Tern.html | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Ref : | IB84107 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sighting Date : | 03 Nov 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name : | Common Tern | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name : | Sterna hirundo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location : | Seapoint | ||||||||||||||||||
| County : | Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number Seen : | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Principal Observer(s) : | Nick Channon Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Reported By : | Not Specified | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments : | Legs and bill look shortish, suggestive of Arctic, but overall shape, with apparently relatively short tail indicative of Common. Darkness of innner primaries, if not artefact, would correspond with diagnostic dark 'wedge' of Common. Most likely a Common Tern, but without more or better images it is difficult to eliminate the possibility of Arctic. (with thanks to Killian Mullarney) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Photographer(s) : | © Nick Channon. images 1-2. Killian Mullarney. Images 3-4 | ||||||||||||||||||
