Watch for Little Terns

we have been discussing this bird recently with respect to coastal records
among the many thousands of saundersi and the odd inland freshwater records
of albifrons.

this msg from Don Turner encourages EVERYONE to look carefully at any inland
little terns to ensure they are albifrons and not saundersi.


Sent: Monday, September 14, 2009 12:51 PM
Subject: Little Tern

> Dear All; Further to comments re Little Tern migrations, it will be of
> interest to note that in recent years this has been a regular winter
> visitor to the Rusizi Delta near Bujumbura, Burundi at the north end of
> Lake Tanganyika.
>
> It would therefore seem more likely that most (if not all) of the EA
> inland records are of this rather than Saunders. Certainly something to
> be looked out for on all larger inland waters. A specimen from Lake
> Turkana would seem to be needed urgently.
>
> Don
> --
Neil and Liz Baker, Tanzania Bird Atlas, P.O. Box 1605, Iringa, Tanzania.