Sooty Shearwater

Ardenna grisea ‡

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_5818 20210606

Notes: Bigger, slimmer than Short-tailed Shearwater, w. longer more slender bill;
flat crown; broad pale patch on outer underwing w. diagonal streaking.
In flight, wings stiff, straight; wing-tips routinely bow and flex. Moults May-Jul,
unlike Short-tailed. Greatly outnumbered by Short-tailed Sep-May.

Range from Morcombe^©(modified)

Eaglehawk NEck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_6509 20210606 Eaglehawk NEck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_8241 20200207 Eaglehawk NEck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_7148 20200207 Eaglehawk NEck Pelagic, Tasman Peninsula, SE Tas IMG_4682 20210605 Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2578 20181215 Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2877 20181215 Port Fairy pelagic, Moyne, S Vic IMG_2858 20181215 location MVI_6666 20180909

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