Common Tern

Common Tern flying overhead.
Common Tern, Salt Pans East Track, Lesvos, Greece, April 20, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Common Tern (Sterna hirundo).

Common Tern soaring nearby.
Common 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; 1/800 sec.
Common Tern soaring overhead.
Common Tern, Christou River, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 500; f/10; 1/800 sec.
A dozen Common Terns standing in the shallow water.
Common Tern, Christou River, Lesvos, Greece, April 19, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 1000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Common Tern flying nearby.
Common Tern, Salt Pans East Track, Lesvos, Greece, April 20, 2026
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 320; f/11; 1/1000 sec.