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Bird-watching for the beginners-sandwich tern

Latin name
Sterna sandvicensis
Family
Terns (Sternidae)
Overview
The Sandwich tern is a very white tern, with a black cap on its head, a long black bill with a yellow tip and short black legs. In flight it shows grey wedges on its wings tips and it has a short forked tail. In the UK, many of the important colonies survive because they are on nature reserves.
Where to see them
There are colonies of Sandwich terns scattered around the UK coasts including the North Norfolk coast; Minsmere, Suffolk; and Dungeness, Kent.
When to see them
From late March to September.
What they eat
Fish such as sandeels, sprats and whiting.
Estimated numbers
Europe UK breeding* UK wintering* UK passage*
– 12,490 pairs – –
(ack: /www.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/birdguide/)

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