Black tern
Photo by Vandy Pollard
Stoked to sight the solitary Black Tern at Plimmerton beach this morning. It’s reported to be the first of its kind to be seen in New Zealand. This tiny migratory Tern at 60-74grams can live up to 17 years. It is likely to have travelled from Europe, Western Asia and North America. It had gained quite a Paparazzi of twitchers by this afternoon - great to meet some people who had travelled from as far as Rotorua and Auckland hoping to sight it. 100-400mm cropped.
Vandy Pollard - Excio Gallery
I’m a photographer living on the South Coast of Wellington New Zealand. with a passion for New Zealand birds, many of them with a conservation status of at risk.
