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Sandwich Tern
Steve Backshall presents the story and sound of the sandwich tern.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Steve Backshall presents the sandwich tern. Sandwich terns are the UK's largest breeding terns and have shaggy black crests and a black bill with a yellow tip. They live in colonies on shingle or sandy beaches and were first described from birds seen in Sandwich in the 1780s by William Boys, a Kentish surgeon.
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BBC Radio 4
Sandwich tern (Sterna sandvicensis)
Image courtesy of RSPB (rspb-images.com)
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- Thu 4 Jul 201305:58BBC Radio 4
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