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Mediterranean Shearwater
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Med + Bay of Biscay.
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Now rarely accepted UK.
When to look
A rare visitor, not a resident. There is no dependable season, though most rarities are found during spring and autumn migration. More on the season in British seabirds.
How rare is it?
The Mediterranean Shearwater sits in our Legendary tier for the UK: a major rarity, where any record is big news. It is not on the Red or Amber lists in Birds of Conservation Concern 5.
Recent UK sightings
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Similar birds
- Audubon's ShearwaterLegendary · Pelagic (very rare)
- Barolo ShearwaterLegendary · Open sea (extreme vagrant)
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
- Manx ShearwaterUncommon · Atlantic; islands (summer)
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