Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

(p.284)

Species added to the Lundy List since The Birds of Lundy was published in 2007; previously included only in the Appendix of ‘Species seen during the boat crossing but not from the island itself’.

All new records

2011

First for Lundy

18 Aug – One off the West Side during a round-the-island trip on M.V. Balmoral (B. Hill). Record accepted by DBRC. The first record for Lundy waters and a long-awaited addition to the island list; two previous records in 1992 and 2002 were of sightings during the boat crossing.

2023

New record – subject to acceptance by Devon Bird Recorder/DBRC

31 Jul – One was seen flying north off Dead Cow Point at 20:34 hrs (Luke Marriner) following a period of stormy weather and in a year when exceptional numbers of both Cory's and Great Shearwaters were present in the South West approaches during late-Jul and throughout Aug.

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