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Colloquial / Alternate names: Status in Europe:Common Where and When:The majority of the population breeds in the British Isles - Other subspecies are found in the Mediterranean and the Pacific Habitat: Sea Notes: Small bird - black above and white below - when flapping maybe confused with an auk but in windy conditions birds will bank back and forth shearing over the troughs in the waves - It is a graceful flyer - When seen skimming low over the waves it has long narrow wings and shape More Photos: Manx Shearwater
Manx Shearwater
©Stephen Dunstan 