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..     COMMON TERN (sterna hirundo).     ..

Image: John Gould

Size:-

Voice:-

Habitat:-

Status:-

Egg:-

Length: 31-35cm

Wingspan: 77-98cm

Weight: 257-290g

Loud 'kee-aaa'

 

 

Summer: shingle beaches, rocky islands and saltmarshes along coast; islands in gravel pits and rivers inland.

Common

Green List

 

42x30mm

N.B. EGG COLLECTING IS MURDER. IT IS IMMORAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE LAW.

Extra Info:-

Eggs:-

Lifespan:-

Population:-

No.:-

Incubation:-

Fledging:-

1-3

21-23 days

25-26 days

Season: May-Aug

33 years

 

 

14000 pairs

 

 

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