Manx shearwater

noun

1. a European oceanic bird, Puffinus puffinus, with long slender wings and black-and-white plumage: family Procellariidae (shearwaters)

Example Sentences

A study of 34 Manx shearwater on Skomer off Pembrokeshire found nine of 12 fledglings and 15 of 22 adult birds had swallowed at least one piece.

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There has been a boost in the numbers of Manx shearwater, puffins and guillemots on Lundy Island 15 years after a project to remove rats ended.

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Far away I see a Manx shearwater skimming the gentle swell.

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The charity said individual reports of 14 other species had also been made, including a Manx shearwater.

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Not all members of the 'Manx shearwater complex' are close relatives.

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