Whiskered Tern

Whiskered Tern flying nearby over a field.
Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida).

Two Whiskered Terns flying nearby over the water.
Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 800; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Five Whiskered Terns flying nearby.
Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/10; 1/1600 sec.
Seven Whiskered Terns flying low over the water.
Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 640; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
A dozen Whiskered Terns flying nearby.
50Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 200; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Five Whiskered Terns flying nearby.
Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Six Whiskered Terns flying nearby.
Whiskered Tern, Salt Pans, Skala Kallonis, Lesvos, Greece, April 18, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/11; 1/1600 sec.