Caspian Tern
Photo by Vandy Pollard
Spotted six Caspian Terns last week at Waikanae beach - most appeared banded and two were fledglings. Native to New Zealand they are the largest of all species of Tern with a wingspan of 1 metre. They have a Conservation status of nationally vulnerable. They remain uncommon in New Zealand with an estimated 1300-400 breeding pairs.
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.
