Mediterranean Shearwater
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Med + Bay of Biscay.
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Now rarely accepted UK.
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)
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
- Manx ShearwaterUncommon · Atlantic; islands (summer)
- American Robin · Gardens
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