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sea bird

British  

noun

  1. a bird such as a gull, that lives on the sea

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While looking forward to fresh food and a comfy bed, Lachlan said he would miss nights under star-filled skies and close encounters with whales, dolphins and sea birds.

From BBC

In a text message early that morning, Kawahara told Burns he had awakened to a foggy morning, and he was watching a group of murres, black and white sea birds, fishing near him.

From Los Angeles Times

"It's heavily colonised by penguins and elephant seals and all kinds of sea birds," said Prof Coffin, who studies the undersea geography of the islands.

From BBC

"You have extinction threats to sea birds and turtles from bycatch. It is really sad, because we could manage the oceans so much better."

From BBC

Avian influenza began killing tens of thousands of sea birds in Europe before moving to South Africa.

From Science Daily