Caspian Tern
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Coast (rare vagrant).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Largest UK tern; red bill.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
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Similar birds
- Laughing Gull · Coast (rare vagrant)
- Ring-billed Gull · Reservoirs
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- Ascension Frigatebird · Coast (extreme vagrant)
- Audouin's Gull · Coast (very rare)
- Belted Kingfisher · Rivers (rare vagrant)
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