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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201819671
eBird checklist S65139104
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rating 5
5 ratings
Greg Baker
12 Dec 2006
Whangarei District, Northland, New Zealand
Media notes
An adult flying in to and then settling on its nest. Elevation: 21 m. Date added
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Behaviors
Flying
Tags
Nest
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601571
eBird checklist S65097399
Report
rating 5
5 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
close up side on view of adult. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601531
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
fledgling begging besides an adult (not necessarily its parent). Elevation: 3 m.
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601521
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
rear view of adult, runs then flies. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23,
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601501
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
adult stood in surf, poohs. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455831
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
Several juvenile birds resting on the sand. Elevation: 7 m. Date added to IBC: J
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455771
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 5
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
An adult bird walking on the sand, with hard wind. Elevation: 7 m. Date added to
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201763531
eBird checklist S65140284
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
7 Nov 2005
Charles Sturt, South Australia, Australia
Media notes
A close-up of a bird. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201763521
eBird checklist S65140281
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
24 Oct 2005
Charles Sturt, South Australia, Australia
Media notes
A bird preening. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016.
Age and sex
Unknown age, Unknown sex - 1
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201763511
eBird checklist S65140281
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
24 Oct 2005
Charles Sturt, South Australia, Australia
Media notes
A close-up of a bird, preening. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: June 22, 2016
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201763501
eBird checklist S65140281
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Philip Griffin
24 Oct 2005
Charles Sturt, South Australia, Australia
Media notes
A bird preening and another bathing. Elevation: 6 m. Date added to IBC: June 22,
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201735911
eBird checklist S65112325
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
18 Mar 2013
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
An immature bird roosting on rocks then defecating. Elevation: 4 m. Date added t
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201735791
eBird checklist S65080632
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
18 Feb 2013
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
A bird in breeding plumage preening on a beach surrounded by roosting Red-necked
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201735731
eBird checklist S65080632
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Nicholas Talbot
18 Feb 2013
Wyndham, Victoria, Australia
Media notes
An immature bird flapping its wings and preening while perching on a rock in the
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601591
eBird checklist S65097399
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
rear view of fledgling near adult. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601581
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
side views of adult and calling fledgling. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: Ju
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Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601561
eBird checklist S65097399
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
rear view of adult, turns side on. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601541
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
fledgling on tide line, calling. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 201
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Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601511
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
close up rear view on beach. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601491
eBird checklist S65097400
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
preening on the beach. Elevation: 3 m. Date added to IBC: June 23, 2016.
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201601481
eBird checklist S65097401
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Martin Kennewell
7 Feb 2011
Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Media notes
small group of adults on the beach (there were 14 adults and one fledgling in to
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455861
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
Two views of adult birds walking on the sand. Elevation: 7 m. Date added to IBC:
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455851
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
A juvenile bird stretching the wing and then sleeping, on the sand of a beach. E
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455841
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
An adult bird standing close to a White-fronted Tern (to compare size). Elevatio
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Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455821
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
A bird landing on a puddle, bathing briefly and taking off. Elevation: 7 m. Date
…
Behaviors
Flying
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455811
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
An adult bird preening on a beach, using the oil from the uropygial gland. Eleva
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455801
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
An individual bathing on a puddle and flying off. Elevation: 7 m. Date added to
…
Behaviors
Flying
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455791
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
An adult bird preening, scratching the head and shaking the plumage on a beach.
…
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML201455781
eBird checklist S64821348
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Josep del Hoyo
16 Feb 2013
Rodney District, Auckland, New Zealand
Media notes
Distant view of an individual fishing from the air and then flying away looking
…
Behaviors
Flying
Australian Fairy Tern
Sternula nereis
ML200926981
eBird checklist S64961497
Report
rating 4
4 ratings
Pieter de Groot Boersma
2 Aug 2015
New Caledonia, New Caledonia
Media notes
A ventral view of an adult in a breeding colony on a sandy beach, while congener
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Sounds
Call
Behaviors
Vocalizing
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