Common Terns (Sterna hirundo longipennis) with Little Tern (Sternula albifrons sinensis), Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus) and Lesser Sand-Plover (Charadrius mongolus) - 6 January 2013. Pak Thale, Petchaburi Province, Thailand. Photo © 2013 Joseph Morlan
![]() These are mostly Common Terns. The race wintering in SE Asia is S. h. longipennis in which the bill remains black year round. There is a smaller, paler Little Tern in the front. I believe the small shorebird directly in front is a Kentish Plover and the larger bird to the left is a Lesser Sand-Plover. Corrections always welcome. Digiscoped with Panasonic DMC-LX5 | Nikon FieldScope III | 30XWA | hand-held (no adapter). |