Birds and wildlife

Great Shearwater

Puffinus gravisGroup: Petrels and shearwatersUK Conservation status:Green

How to identify

The Great Shearwater is a large shearwater, about the same size as a Fulmar. It has dark grey-brown upperparts and pale underparts with a distinctive dark cap and pale neck, as well as dark underwing edges.

Key

  1. Resident
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* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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