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Manx
Shearwater -
Havlire
- Puffinus
puffinus
Manx Shearwater, Iceland, May 2022
This picture was taken from the ferry to Heimay. Not often a seawatch give such views!
Almindelig skråpe - Mindre lira -
Pikkuliitäjä - Vale
pijlstormvogel - Noordse pijlstormvogel - Schwarzschnabel-Sturmtaucher
- Puffin des Anglais - Pardela Pichoneta
Manx Shearwater, Iceland, May 2022
This picture was taken from the ferry to Heimay. Not often a seawatch give such views!
Manx Shearwater are one
of my all time favourite birds. They were an integral part of my
formative years of birding in North
Northumberland. Here they are quite common and
straightforward to see - once you know WHEN to get out to a suitable
headland.
Following my move to Norway they achieved "rarity" status, although it turned out that they are commoner than I believed. However, even a single bird still makes a seawatch worthwhile. For more details of this species at Skogsøy (close to Bergen, Norway) see this link.
Manx fantasy - a decent flock at good range
Manx Shearwater
Manx Shearwater, Heimay, Iceland, May 2022
If only such flocks were commoner at Skogsøy, Øygarden, Norway
Photographed off Heimay, Iceland, May 2022
Seabird ID
Following my move to Norway they achieved "rarity" status, although it turned out that they are commoner than I believed. However, even a single bird still makes a seawatch worthwhile. For more details of this species at Skogsøy (close to Bergen, Norway) see this link.
Manx fantasy - a decent flock at good range
Manx Shearwater
In strong sunlight (not
the usual conditions to see this species during seawatches!) they can
appear much paler and give a rather different impression..
Manx Shearwater, Heimay, Iceland, May 2022
If only such flocks were commoner at Skogsøy, Øygarden, Norway
Photographed off Heimay, Iceland, May 2022
Seabird ID
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