Best places to see Great Crested Terns
The greater crested tern (Thalasseus bergii), also called crested tern or swift tern, is a tern in the family Laridae that nests in dense colonies on coastlines and islands in the tropical and subtropical Old World. Its five subspecies breed in the area from South Africa around the Indian Ocean to the central Pacific and Australia, all populations dispersing widely from the breeding range after nesting. This large tern is closely related to the royal and... Read more on Wikipedia.
- In season · Feb, Apr, Oct–Dec
Great Crested Terns are seen here in February, April and October to December, alongside Puffadder Shyshark, Common octopus and Cape strawberry anemone.
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- In season · Feb–Mar, Aug, Oct–Dec
Great Crested Terns are seen here in February to March, August and October to December.
- In season · Oct, Dec–May
Great Crested Terns are seen here in December to May and October.
- In season · Jan, Apr–Aug, Oct
Great Crested Terns are seen here in January, April to August and October, alongside Brahminy kite, Dugong and Bull shark.
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- In season · Jun, Oct, Dec–Jan
Great Crested Terns are seen here in December to January, June and October, alongside White-bellied Sea-Eagle and Clown doris.
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Great Crested Terns are seen here in September, alongside Horned Ghost Crab.
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- Out of season · Best Apr–May, Aug, Oct
Great Crested Terns are seen here in April to May, August and October, alongside Black noddy, Brown booby and Gigas Giant Clam.
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- Out of season · Best Feb, Jul
Great Crested Terns are seen here in February and July, alongside Australian green moray, Short-tail Stingray and Clown doris.
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- Out of season · From December
Great Crested Terns are seen here in May, August and December.
- Out of season · Best Feb–Mar, May, Aug–Oct
Great Crested Terns are seen here in February to March, May and August to October.
