European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)

(Extremely rare wind-blown PM)

  1. One, exhausted, 1913 (D. Carr).*
  2. One, noted during the year, 1934 (D. Carr).*
  3. One, not aged, 3rd Sep. 1983 (K.E. Vinicombe).
  4. Two, not aged, 9th June 2012 (S. Davies).

Bibliography (sources of information)

  1. British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU) website
  2. British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) website
  3. Davis, A.H. Birds at Blagdon Lake 1963-1983. Bristol Ornith. 18: 102-116. Bristol Ornithological Club.
  4. Taylor, S.M. Avon Bird Report, 1983. Avon Ornithological Society.