TERN - Black-naped Tern (Lifer no 494)

Record shot from the inside of   ferry to Pulau Tioman. The bluish tinge of the photo is because  of the tinted window.  I also have the opportunity to see a possible  Noddy or Shearwater but no  photo record.

I would advise that you book on line  the Catamaran Ferry (Cataferi) from Tanjung Gemuk which you can sit in the open deck to catch any pelagic birds on the way. Apparently there is a Pulau Burung where in July pass there will be thousands of pelagic birds gather there. Thats what they say......

The Black-naped Tern is a resident bird of the many islands off the Peninusla Malaysia They will like to hang around  rock boulder. At the small islet opposite Berjaya Resort you can see them at close quarters when you kayak across or when you go on the boat to snorkelling at the islet outcrop. You risk your gear from drowning though .............

They are good fish hunter especially anchovies on the surface of the water. See photo below one of them have a fish which it then  offer to its mate?