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Common Tern
Sterna hirundo

Terns are elegant birds, superficially similar to some gulls, but with long tail streamers and very streamlined shape. They are expert flyers, performing some very neat aerobatics and often splashing into the water for a fish.
 

Common Tern  Common Tern

1-2: Lodmoor RSPB reserve, 16/06/2006.