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Marsh tern

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any tern of the genus Hydrochelidon. They frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects.

See also: Tern



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These marsh terns breed no closer than central France.
bird notes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Marsh terns rise and wheel, meadow pipits screech and swoop and curlews curl and lew.
A walk, ale and food: a picture of contentment by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Both are marsh terns of Eastern Europe but its been a decade since the former last appeared in North Wales, which has had all three European marsh terns this year with the whiskered tern back in May.
bird notes; gardening by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
 
 
 
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