TBOSG     Balearic Shearwater - Puffinus mauretanicus

Apart from the less contrasted plumage, Balearic Shearwater is very similar to Manx and Yelkouan Shearwater found elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The two Mediterranean forms were previously regarded as races of Manx Shearwater but they were given full species status in the early 1990's under the collective 'Mediterranean Shearwater'. More recently, all three forms are regarded as separate species.

Earliest: September 12th 1988 off New Passage.

Latest:

Highest Count: One on one date.

There has been one Balearic Shearwater reported from S. Gloucestershire, in;

1988: (1)

One was seen on the morning of September 12th on the R. Severn off New Passage at around 09:00. This occurrence constitutes the first report of this species for S. Gloucestershire.

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