Balearic Shearwater
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: South coast (autumn).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Critically endangered.
When to look
Resident in the UK, so it can be found year-round. Numbers peak in May. See the May birding guide for what else is about. More on the season in British seabirds.
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Similar birds
- Audubon's Shearwater · Pelagic (very rare)
- Mediterranean Shearwater · Med + Bay of Biscay
- Manx ShearwaterUncommon · Atlantic; islands (summer)
- Cory's ShearwaterRare · South-west approaches (autumn)
- European SerinRare · South coast scrub
- Yellow-legged GullRare · South coast
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