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Hi.

I have had this one before, but nobody could help ?

Arctic tern or Common tern ?

http://orre.mine.nu/id/id2/id2.htm

Thanks

//Ben

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Beng skrev:

> Arctic tern or Common tern ?
>
> http://orre.mine.nu/id/id2/id2.htm
>

Mit gæt: Havterne (Sterna Paradisaea).
(Biotopen, Abisko, taler vel mere for havterne end fjordterne;
og havternen er circumpolært udbredt.)

P.s.: Jeg kan ikke se næbfarven tydeligt nok til at skelne
den fra fjordterne (Sterna Hirundo), som har mørk næbspids.

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Med venlig hilsen Herluf Holdt

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"Herluf Holdt, 3140" <herlufholdtFJERN@privat.dk> wrote in news:42e8c4a4
$0$165$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk:

> Beng skrev:
>
>> Arctic tern or Common tern ?
>>
>> http://orre.mine.nu/id/id2/id2.htm
>>
>
> Mit gæt: Havterne (Sterna Paradisaea).
> (Biotopen, Abisko, taler vel mere for havterne end fjordterne;
> og havternen er circumpolært udbredt.)
>
> P.s.: Jeg kan ikke se næbfarven tydeligt nok til at skelne
> den fra fjordterne (Sterna Hirundo), som har mørk næbspids.
>

Yes, location says Arctic tern.. but.. I don'nt think it looks like
Arctic.. but as you say.. it's hard to tell.. I've put some more
pictures there now.. take a look !

I think that MAYBE the first pictures are Common tern, and the last
pictures Arctic ?

http://orre.mine.nu/id/id2/id2.htm


//Ben

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Beng wrote:
> "Herluf Holdt, 3140" <herlufholdtFJERN@privat.dk> wrote in
> news:42e8c4a4 $0$165$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk:
>
>> Beng skrev:
>>
>>> Arctic tern or Common tern ?

1-5 Common Tern, 6-7 Arctic Tern.
Arctic shorter bill, shorter legs (tarsus).
On 5 the longer bill with blackish point is visible.

Mikkel

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"Jens Mikkel Lausten" <mlausten@worldonline.dk> wrote in
news:MD4Ge.62565$Fe7.201606@news000.worldonline.dk:

> Beng wrote:
>> "Herluf Holdt, 3140" <herlufholdtFJERN@privat.dk> wrote in
>> news:42e8c4a4 $0$165$edfadb0f@dtext02.news.tele.dk:
>>
>>> Beng skrev:
>>>
>>>> Arctic tern or Common tern ?
>
> 1-5 Common Tern, 6-7 Arctic Tern.
> Arctic shorter bill, shorter legs (tarsus).
> On 5 the longer bill with blackish point is visible.
>
> Mikkel
>

Yes, I agree 100%. There is a clear diff. between pic 5 and 6 I think.

Many thanks !

//Ben