ML197426861
Contributor
Alan Henry Media from this contributor Profile
Date
Location
At sea F.I waters sector 6
Falkland Islands (Malvinas), Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Observation details
Bird seen at 20:40 and stayed around for a few minutes, often approaching the vessel calling. Black Bill and dark shoulder patches fit Common rather than Arctic. The call was very different from South American Tern which i see and hear often throughout the Summer. Having listened to the calls of both species on the internet and getting confirmation from more experienced birders of Common Tern I am 100% happy with the ID. I have previously seen many Common and Arctic Terns in the Northern Hemisphere but not in this plumage state. There has been 2 previous records but I suspect that it would be a species that is under recorded due to observer coverage.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon EOS 7D Mark II
- ISO
- 160
- Focal length
- 400 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire, auto
- f-stop
- f/9.0
- Shutter speed
- 1/500 sec
- Dimensions
- 640 pixels x 427 pixels
- Original file size
- 32.63 KB