Thanks to all. The same species together in totally different plumage had me hoodwinked ! Cheers Jez
JEZ SIMMS
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From: kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Brian Finch birdfinch@gmail.com [kenyabirdsnet]
Sent: Wednesday, January 4, 2017 11:53 AM
To: kenyabirdsnet <kenyabirdsnet@yahoogroups.com>
Cc: birdfinch@gmail.com
Subject: [KENYABIRDSNET] HOPCRAFT RANCH TERNS REVISITED!
Dear All,
At the beginning of December last year, Jez Simms sent in an image of
two terns on the Hopcraft Game Ranch.
There was a suggestion that one was a Common Tern, and I wrote in to
say why it wasn’t a Common Tern, then ended with I thought it an adult
White-winged Black Tern.
Since then David Fisher has written to me suggesting that a
White-winged Black Tern would look much smaller against an adult
Whiskered Tern and this is indeed true. The bird is as he says an
adult winter-plumaged Whiskered and not a White-winged Black as I had
stated. Apologies to Jez!
Best to all
Brian