Manx Shearwater

BBC: Science & Nature - Manx Shearwaters http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/science/nature_20040621.shtml
Publishes details of UK enthusiast’s trip to island off south western coast of Wales where huge numbers of manx shearwaters arrive to breed. Photographs of author and bird.

Chris Gomersall - Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus http://www.chrisgomersall.co.uk/stkilda/manxshearwater.html
Acquire a little more knowledge about the manx shearwater in flight. Sharp-focus colour photograph shows species flying low over water and reveals underside of wings’ markings.

English Nature: Lundy Island - Manx Shearwater
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/virtualtours/Lundy/Lundy_Manx.htm
Conservation body in the UK reveals primary objective on small island. Description includes migratory habits of the max shearwater, nesting behaviour, and numbers involved.

Isle of Man Birding - Manx Shearwater http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/Manx%20Shearwater.htm
Peruse large colour photograph of pair of manx shearwaters engaged in aerobatics off the coast of island in the Irish sea.

Isle of Man Birding - Manx Shearwater, Puffinus Puffinus http://www.homepages.mcb.net/wormwell/pages/manx_shearwater.htm
UK Island bird club publishes four good places to see manx shearwaters. Also advises months to sight, and presents ten colour images.

Joint Nature Conservation Committee - Manx Shearwater
http://www.jncc.gov.uk/page-2869/
Read details of report executed by UK government advisors into the health of manx shearwaters. Find actual numbers worldwide and in Britain, plus wash drawing.

Mike Lane Wildlife Photography - Manx Shearwater
http://www.nature-photography.co.uk/Web%20site%20bird%
20pics%20m/pages/Manx%20shearwater.htm
Look colour photograph of manx shearwater resting on cliff ledge and improve identification in field. Illustrates colour and markings of head, back, and top of wings.

Peterborough Bird Club: Annual Report - Manx Shearwater http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/shearwater_manx.html
Reports from UK bird club offers convincing evidence that manx shearwaters are very rare visitors to inland site. Read numbers sighted, dates, and locations.

Royal Society for Protection of Birds - Manx Shearwater http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/m/manxshearwater/index.asp
Tells of unusual method of flying that explains where this diminutive shearwater got its name. Also find colour drawing of bird in flight plus distribution map of UK.

Tiscali Reference - Manx Shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_manx_shearwater.html
Check out popular UK bird that flies in groups, usually in long lines. Also read about breeding and nesting habits, and see colour photograph.

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