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Lesser Crested Tern
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Tern colonies (extreme vagrant).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Orange bill; joins Sandwich Terns.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in Rare birds in the UK.
How rare is it?
The Lesser Crested Tern sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Cabot's TernLegendary · Coast (extreme vagrant)
- Sandwich TernUncommon · Coastal colonies (summer)
- Elegant TernLegendary · Coast (very rare)
- Royal TernLegendary · Coast (very rare)
- Least TernLegendary · Tern colonies (extreme vagrant)
- Aleutian TernLegendary · Seabird colonies (extreme vagrant)
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