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When I first spotted this bird it was quite distant. It had a pale-winged appearance for a tern, seen even at a distance through a scope. It flew beyond a flock of jager-flushed Ring-billed Gulls, and kept on flying on it's own. In addition to the evenly-pale wing profile, the photos below show a very thin black trailing edge to the primaries. Tail was forked. Neck/head was very stout. Black cap showed clearly through a scope view. Flight was quite buoyant with each wingbeat. When bird was seen from lot 1, it was only seen by itself.
All images are copyright Erik Bruhnke 2011 and Naturally AvianŠ