Contributor
Sean Jacques Media from this contributor
Date
Location
Bluff--Argyle Beach
Invercargill City, Southland, New Zealand
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist- Age
- Not specified
- Sex
- Not specified
Media notes
At left in image, first-winter bird with White-fronted terns
Observation details
Initially thought Arctic tern but after reviewing photos and consulting others believe this is a first-winter common tern. Little smaller than accompanying white-fronted terns, greyer upperpart tones contrasting with white tail. dark carpal bar, and critically secondary bar (separating from Arctic). Dark trailing edge to under primaries, neat black cap, black bill, legs appeared reddish, only seen in flight. head/bill projected similar length to tail. Accepted by OSNZ rarities committee UBR2022/042.
Technical information
- Model
- Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
- ISO
- 80
- Focal length
- 126.6 mm
- Flash
- Flash did not fire
- f-stop
- f/5.6
- Shutter speed
- 1/160 sec
- Dimensions
- 1120 pixels x 794 pixels
- Original file size
- 225.66 KB