Great Shearwater
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Open Atlantic (autumn).
Diet: Fish, squid.
Best time to spot: Capped head; from South Atlantic.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. More on the season in Bird migration in Britain.
Where to see it
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Similar birds
- Sooty ShearwaterRare · Open Atlantic (autumn passage)
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- Cory's ShearwaterRare · South-west approaches (autumn)
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
- Black KiteRare · Open country (passage)
- Bonelli's WarblerRare · Open oak / pine woodland
Kit that helps
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