Cory’s Shearwater, Calonectris diomedea
Cory’s Shearwater normally spends the summer here and moves on for the winter. They breed in colonies on cliffs and fly long distances daily for food, returning to the colony at night. This year warmer than normal sea temperatures have caused a plentiful supply of fish and the shearwaters decided to stay. A normal hourly count of these birds would be 200 – 300. A c