Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) a migratory seabird with worldwide distribution. This example was photographed on Inner Farne one of the Farne group of islands off the Northumberland coast. The terns breed and nest in this location during spring and summer.
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Farne Islands, Inner Farne, lighthouse, Farnes, Daniel Alexander, coast, Northumberland
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Day trippers passing the lighthouse on Inner Farne. The lighthouse was designed by Daniel Alexander and built in 1811 and stands some 13 metres high. A keepers cottage is situated adjacent to the lighthouse but the station is now unmanned and is monitored remotely from the Trinity House Operations Control Centre at Harwich.
New Zealand; Aotearoa; North Island; Wellington; Matiu; Somes Island; reserve; birds; gulls; seabirds; gulls; Lesser Black-backed gull; Larus fuscus;
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A large black and white gull (Lesser Black-backed gull - Larus fuscus) on dwarf shrubs at the Matiu/Somes Island Reserve in Wellington Harbour, New Zealand
Arctic terns have one of the longest migration distances, around 44,000 miles per year. They have a length of 33?39 cm and a wingspan of 76?85 cm. Arctic Terns are long-lived birds, up to 30 years. They eat mainly fish and small marine invertebrates. A coastal bird known as the sea swallow
Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea) hovering above a nesting area on Inner Farne off the Northumberland coast. Photographed from a distance with a long lens the nest is not visible in the vegetation but tern nests are generally placed in small depressions on the ground. The nests are potentially vulnerable to predators consequently the Arctic Tern is quite an aggressive bird during the nesting season and will vigorously defend its nest by swooping and pecking at any intruder.
The Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, is a large gull (up to 26 inches or 66 cm long), and is the most abundant and best known of all gulls along the shores of Asia, western Europe, and North America. It breeds across North America, Europe and Asia.
The Herring Gull, Larus argentatus, is a large gull (up to 26 inches or 66 cm long), and is the most abundant and best known of all gulls along the shores of Asia, western Europe, and North America. It breeds across North America, Europe and Asia.
