17 Apr 2017

Gull-billed Terns

The Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) is a spring passage migrant, with sometimes flocks of several hundred in Hong Kong in spring.


When viewing noisy and quarrelsome flocks like this, it's easy to forget what a bold and elegant hunter of mudflat crabs it can be....






All these photos were taken in April 2017 at Mai Po Nature Reserve, Hong Kong.

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  1. Stuart PriceApril 17, 2017 3:39 pm

    A mega in Hokkaido (although I did find one, the second ever apparently)..........and you get 00's!

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    1. John HolmesApril 27, 2017 7:09 pm

      Passage migrants - yes lucky to get so many.

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  2. David M. Gascoigne,April 17, 2017 7:44 pm

    Great shots of this tern, John, which is fairly cosmopolitan. I have it seen it in a few spots around the world, most numerously in South Texas.

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    1. John HolmesApril 27, 2017 7:13 pm

      Thanks, David, they will all be gone from here by mid-May.

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