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Titre :	Scopoli's Shearwater off Scilly: new to Britain
Auteurs :	E. Ashley Fisher, Auteur ; Robert L. Flood, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (103(12) DEC 2010)
Article en page(s) :	712-715
Résumé :	A Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea of the nominate race diomedea, often referred to as 'Scopoli's Shearwater', was seen and photographed from a boat approximately 10 km south of the Isles of Scilly on 2nd August 2004. This sighting constitutes 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 documentation and proved to be inconclusive. The sighting described here was brief and light conditions poor but a set of photographs proved the bird's identity. Elimination of the much commoner Cory's Shearwater C. d. borealis is discussed. The status of Scopoli's Shearwater off Scilly is considered.

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