Tag: shearwater

  • Mediterranean Shearwater lump: no more Yelkouan and Balearic?

    Mediterranean Shearwater lump: no more Yelkouan and Balearic?

    As a kid studying my battered copy of Collins Bird Guide, shearwaters and petrels always confused me. The prospect of a pelagic or even a scope to use for seawatching seemed impossible to me, so my only choice was to read about them and compare plates instead of actually going out and seeking them. A…