Little Tern Sternula albifrons
(aka Sterna albifrons)
Little Tern, Walberswick, Suffolk, England, July 2009 - click for larger image Walberswick, Suffolk, England
July 2009

The Little Tern breeds in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Some populations nearer the tropics are sedentary but the most northerly populations migrate south during the winter with European birds migrating to Africa.

Little Tern, Walberswick, Suffolk, England, July 2009 - click for larger image The birds shown here are in breeding plumage which shows a white forehead and a black line running through the eye. The bill is normally yellow with a black tip as in photo 2 but can also be entirely yellow as in photo 1.

For photos of birds in non-breeding plumage see my Australian page.

Little Tern, Walberswick, Suffolk, England, July 2009 - click for larger image
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