20230820 (40)_Great_Shearwater
Great Shearwater viewed from the deck of the RMV Scillonian III during our return voyage to Penzance after successfully twitching Red-footed Booby on Bishop Rock lighthouse. I've never seen so many big shears on a Scillonian crossing and the views were also astonishing! Great Shearwater is of a size with Cory's but a quite different creature with a blackish cap and a stiffer flight reminiscent of an oversized Manx rather than the undersized albatross Cory's mimics.
20230820 (40)_Great_Shearwater
Great Shearwater viewed from the deck of the RMV Scillonian III during our return voyage to Penzance after successfully twitching Red-footed Booby on Bishop Rock lighthouse. I've never seen so many big shears on a Scillonian crossing and the views were also astonishing! Great Shearwater is of a size with Cory's but a quite different creature with a blackish cap and a stiffer flight reminiscent of an oversized Manx rather than the undersized albatross Cory's mimics.