Shearwaters

Shearwaters are best known for their spectacular shearing flight, effortlessly mere centimetres along wave fronts. They also gracefully at high-speed far up in the sky. Shearwaters return to the same breeding and every year. They nest in burrows on predator-free islands and cliffs, each pair producing a single .


Some make long distance ; the for example covers 30,000km each year. Outside of the breeding season shearwaters are pelagic, feeding on fish and squid of the . They are often seen alongside fishing boats and . There are currently 20 species of shearwater, a number that is constantly changing.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/Puffinus

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