Cory's Shearwater
The Cory's Shearwater is a large shearwater which flies with long glides and always with wings bowed and angled slightly back unlike the stiff, straight-winged flight of the similarly-sized Great Shearwater.
The Cory’s Shearwater breeds on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean, with the odd outpost on the Atlantic coast of Iberia. The biggest colony is located in Savage Islands, Madeira.
In late summer and autumn, Cory’s Shearwaters migrate into the Atlantic as far north as the south-western coasts of the UK and then return to the Mediterranean in February.
The Cory’s Shearwater is a gregarious species which can be seen in large numbers from ships or appropriate coastal headlands. The Bay of Biscay ferries are particularly good for spotting this species.
The Cory’s Shearwater was named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory.
Date: 12th September 2008
Location: photo taken from Portsmouth to Bilbao P&O ferry
The Cory’s Shearwater breeds on islands and cliffs in the Mediterranean, with the odd outpost on the Atlantic coast of Iberia. The biggest colony is located in Savage Islands, Madeira.
In late summer and autumn, Cory’s Shearwaters migrate into the Atlantic as far north as the south-western coasts of the UK and then return to the Mediterranean in February.
The Cory’s Shearwater is a gregarious species which can be seen in large numbers from ships or appropriate coastal headlands. The Bay of Biscay ferries are particularly good for spotting this species.
The Cory’s Shearwater was named after the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory.
Date: 12th September 2008
Location: photo taken from Portsmouth to Bilbao P&O ferry
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