A large attractive shearwater of the Atlantic, breeding mainly on Tristan da Cunha (including Gough)
with a few on the Falklands. Very common, dispersal takes them over most of the Atlantic in a clockwise movement as far north as Baffin Island,
returning to their colonies from late August. This brings them in to UK waters in August-October, where they may often be seen on pelagic trips or
land-based seawatches mainly in the south-west. These photos, however were taken on or near Nightingale Island (Tristan group).
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