Audubon's Shearwater
Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Pelagic (very rare).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Small dark shearwater.
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.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Mediterranean Shearwater · Med + Bay of Biscay
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
- Manx ShearwaterUncommon · Atlantic; islands (summer)
- Black-bellied Storm Petrel · Pelagic (very rare)
- Madeiran Storm Petrel · Pelagic (very rare)
- South Polar Skua · Pelagic (very rare)
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