{"id":4272,"date":"2026-01-10T17:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T17:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=4272"},"modified":"2026-01-12T17:38:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T17:38:18","slug":"little-saunderss-tern-11","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/?page_id=4272","title":{"rendered":"Saunders&#8217;s Tern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117.jpg\" alt=\"Saunders's Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-3876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1117-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saunders&#8217;s Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9&nbsp;Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179.jpg\" alt=\"Presumed Saunders's Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-3881\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1179-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Saunders&#8217;s Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9&nbsp;Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>All the images on this page were taken on the same morning, within the space of an hour, whilst visiting a breeding colony on one of Doha&#8217;s offshore islands. In the two images (above), the birds clearly show three black outer primaries; however, in the images below, the birds show just two black outer primaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127.jpg\" alt=\"Presumed Saunders's Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-3877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1127-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Presumed Saunders&#8217;s Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141.jpg\" alt=\"Presumed Saunders's Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-3878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1141-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Presumed Saunders&#8217;s Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9&nbsp;Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142.jpg\" alt=\"Presumed Saunders's Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-3879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1142-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Presumed Saunders&#8217;s Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9&nbsp;Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151.jpg\" alt=\"Presumed Saunders's Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9\u00a0Neil G. Morris.\" class=\"wp-image-3880\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/tern_saunders-little_2015-03-31_IMG_1151-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Presumed Saunders&#8217;s Tern. Qatar, 31 March 2015 \u00a9&nbsp;Neil G. Morris.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the images on this page were taken on the same morning, within the space of an hour, whilst visiting a breeding colony on one of Doha&#8217;s offshore islands. In the two images (above), the birds clearly show three black outer primaries; however, in the images below, the birds show just two black outer primaries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2137,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4272"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4409,"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4272\/revisions\/4409"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tarsiger.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}