Leach's Storm Petrel
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Atlantic; few remote colonies.
Diet: Plankton, small squid.
Best time to spot: Forked tail; bouncy flight.
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
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- Madeiran Storm Petrel · Pelagic (very rare)
- Great ShearwaterRare · Open Atlantic (autumn)
- Roseate TernRare · Few breeding colonies
- Sooty ShearwaterRare · Open Atlantic (autumn passage)
- Black StorkEpic · Forested rivers
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