ML645659103

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Sooty Tern resting on Hamer Street Wharf, Auckland 21/11/25

Dettagli dell'osservazione

Appeared slightly larger than a white-fronted tern with grey black upper parts, black crown and nape and a black line from eye to bill. Near flocks of white-fronted terns and silver gulls, both of which occasionally harassed it. The sooty tern pecked at a small patch of low vegetation on the wharf and settled into it for a few minutes before wandering off and resting again nearby. I watched it for about half an hour after the count and noticed that it favoured resting on the few small patches of vegetation present on the wharf. It flew a few metres once, possibly to escape harassment and called at least once, a quiet rasping call.

Specie aggiuntive

• White-fronted Tern Sterna striata