Scopoli's Shearwater, by Bryan Thomas

By Ashley Fisher and Bob Flood A Scopoli's Shearwater was seen and photographed from a boat approximately 10 km south of the Isles of Scilly on 2nd August 2004. This is the first accepted record of Scopoli's Shearwater for Britain. Although there had been several previous claims of this distinctive race, they lacked sufficient supporting do

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