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Terns (Sternidae)

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)

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Common tern feeding its young

Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) photo

A recently fledged Common Tern being fed by one of the parents

Recorded 20 July 2011
Added to IBC 1 year 42 weeks ago
Author Gerard Visser
Locality Rotterdam, South Holland Province, Netherlands (ssp hirundo).

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This the location where every summer some young terns are taken to learn to fish

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