White-winged Black Tern

The White-winged Black Tern is a small “marsh” tern. Adult birds in summer have short red legs and a short black bill, a black neck and belly, a very dark grey back, a white rump and light grey almost white tail. The wings, as the name implies, are mainly white. In non-breeding plumage, most of the black is replaced by white or pale grey although a few blackish feathers may be retained mixed with white underparts.

The White-winged Black Tern breeds on freshwater marshes and lakes from central and eastern Europe to central Asia.

Date: 21st May 2013

Location: Biebrza area, Poland