Shearwater
noun
A type of sea bird that is usually seen flying low over the waters of the sea or ocean.
Shearwaters are known for their long, narrow wings and their skill to fly for long distances.
Often appears as...
- manx shearwater
- wedge-tailed shearwater
noun
A type of sea bird that is usually seen flying low over the waters of the sea or ocean.
Shearwaters are known for their long, narrow wings and their skill to fly for long distances.
Often appears as...
- manx shearwater
- wedge-tailed shearwater
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Pro Tip 1/3Sea Association
Shearwater is strongly associated with the marine environment, rarely seen inland.
During the coastal trip, we spotted a flock of shearwaters skimming the waves.
Pro Tip 2/3Migration Behavior
Shearwaters migrate long distances, so they may appear seasonally in certain regions.
The shearwaters return to these cliffs each summer to breed.
Pro Tip 3/3Unique Flight
Shearwaters have a distinctive gliding flight close to water, which can help in identification.
Look at that shearwater shearing through the wind just above the sea's surface.
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Video examples
Paul Snelgrove: A census...
If we look at distributions, in fact distributions change dramatically. And so one of the records that we had was this sooty shearwater, which undergoes these spectacular migrations all the way from New Zealand all the way up to Alaska and back again in search of endless summer as they complete their life cycles.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
edge sends a little article on Twitter the other nights thank you for that very interesting it is the Arctic Tern which is now going more than 6,000 miles further than the Shearwater which is a bird they thought used to cover the greatest distance six thousand miles further than
Video examples
Paul Snelgrove: A census...
If we look at distributions, in fact distributions change dramatically. And so one of the records that we had was this sooty shearwater, which undergoes these spectacular migrations all the way from New Zealand all the way up to Alaska and back again in search of endless summer as they complete their life cycles.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 134 PIPE...
edge sends a little article on Twitter the other nights thank you for that very interesting it is the Arctic Tern which is now going more than 6,000 miles further than the Shearwater which is a bird they thought used to cover the greatest distance six thousand miles further than
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