Short-tailed Shearwater

Ardenna tenuirostris

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_5948 20210606 - CLICK for another view.

Notes: Largish. Dark smoky brown w. paler throat, steeper forehead; shorter
slender bill than slightly larger Sooty Shearwater. Silvery sheen to uniform
underwing. Glides on stiff, straight wings; bursts of wingbeats. Vast numbers
off SE Aust late Sep–May. Breeds Bass Strait/Tas, migrates to Antarctic then far north.

Range from Morcombe^©(modified)

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_7208 20200207 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_6040 20210606 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_8318 20200207 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_8107 20200207 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_7130 20200207 Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_5813 20210606 location MVI_6666 20180909

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