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Audubon's Shearwater
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Habitat and behaviour
Habitat: Pelagic (very rare).
Diet: Fish.
Best time to spot: Small dark shearwater.
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 Audubon's 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
- Barolo ShearwaterLegendary · Open sea (extreme vagrant)
- Mediterranean ShearwaterLegendary · Med + Bay of Biscay
- Balearic ShearwaterRare · South coast (autumn)
- Manx ShearwaterUncommon · Atlantic; islands (summer)
- Black-bellied Storm PetrelLegendary · Pelagic (very rare)
- Madeiran Storm PetrelLegendary · Pelagic (very rare)
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