Special Features
Brent Stephenson, Bob Flood et al. tell the true story behind the rediscovery of the New Zealand Storm-petrel Click here
To find out what pelagic birding is really all about Click here
Barau’s Petrel, the easiest Pterodroma in the world to see. To read Pete Fraser's article Click here
How many species of Oceanites storm-petrels frequent the eastern Pacific?
New sightings raise more questions Click here
Read Bill Bourne's insights into the history and contemporary
challenges of getting to grips with seabirds, their distribution and
occurrence Click here
Roger Riddington offers a thoroughly entertaining introduction to beached
seabird surveys and his two mega finds Click here
Reference lists by Joe Hobbs
Pterodromas Click here (v1.10)
Shearwaters Click here (v1.4)
Storm-petrels Click here (v1.2)
Gulls (Laridae) Click here (v2.5)
Terns Click here (v1.0)
Rare seabirds off Scilly
Fea's Petrel in Scillonian waters: for an overview of all occurrences Click here
Fea's Petrel off Scilly: new to Britain. Read about the first confirmed sighting of Fea's Petrel in British waters Click here
Scoploli's Shearwater: read an account of how this first for Britain nearly got away Click here
Swinhoe's
Storm-petrel: first for Scilly. Arguably the first at-sea sighting of
this species in British waters: to read a detailed account Click here
Madeiran Storm-petrel 28th July 2007: first record for Britain Click here
Northern Fulmar: Notes/photos on the occurrence of an Atlantic light morph Click here
Identification
Identification of immature Salvin's, Chatham and Buller's Albatrosses by Steve N. G. Howell Click here
Identification of 'black & white' storm-petrels of the North Atlantic. To read the original British Birds article by Bob Flood & Bryan Thomas Click here
Occurrence and identification of the Band-rumped Storm-petrel (Oceanodroma castro) complex off North Carolina Click here
Occurrence and identification of the Leach’s Storm-Petrel (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) complex off southern California Click here
Read Bob Flood's Birdwatch article on the identification of the regular 'black & white' storm-petrels of the North Atlantic Click here
Identification of "Black Petrels", Genus Procellaria. To read this article Click here
Articles of interest
Seabirds on Film - to read our Birdwatch article Click here and here NEW
Chum and chumming techniques. To read Gary Allport's detailed article Click here
Look out for Bermuda Petrel, now known to forage along the coast of western Europe. To read the Bermuda Royal Gazette article Click here
The 'soft-plumaged petrel' complex: a review of the literature on taxonomy, identification and distribution. To read the original British Birds article Click here
Variation in the Black-capped Petrel - one species or more? Click here
The rise and fall of Bulwer's Petrel. Read the British Birds paper examining recent reviews of records of Bulwer's Petrel in Britain Click here
Procellariiformes observed around Papua New Guinea including the Bismarck Archipelago from1985 to 2007 Click here
Status and subspecific identity of White-faced Storm-petrels in the western North Atlantic Ocean. To view article Click here
Black-bellied Storm-petrel in Madeira - First for the Western Palearctic Click here
‘All-dark’ Oceanodroma storm-petrels in the Atlantic and neighbouring seas. To read the original British Birds article Click here
North Atlantic possible, probable and rejected records of Swinhoe's Storm-petrel and extralimital Bulwer's Petrel Click here
Variation in Cory's and Scopoli's Shearwaters Click here
A Review of Moult and Ageing in Jaegers (Smaller Skuas) Click here
Observing oceanic birds in Sri Lanka Click here NEW
Trip Reports
John Brodie-Good Wildwings is one of the first to visit the recently reopened Midway Atoll and witness
its unique breeding seabird colonies Click here
Mythical seabirds of the Selvagens, Desertas & Madeira 1st-11th July 2008. To view the Celtic Bird Tours trip report Click here
Tony Pym Ornitholodays recounts a seabird filled Western Pacific Odyssey
2009 Click here
Read Tony Quinn's trip report on a 2009 Eastern Pacific Cruise Click here
Book Reviews
Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World by Derek Onley and Paul Scofield Click here
Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds Click here
Petrels night and day by Magnus Robb, Killian Mullarney and The Sound Approach Click here
The Isles of Scilly by Rosemary Parslow Click here
Steve Howell's Photo Quizes
Immature Shy Albatrosses Click here
Brown Boobies or brown boobies? Click here
Thayer's Gull and You: Finding Your Own Field Marks Click here
Miscellaneous
Seabirds landing on ships: Information on what to do Click here
Read about our trip to Annet to sound record British Storm-petrel with Magnus Robb of The Sound Aproach Click here
Shark tagging off Scilly: get
the
latest update on the shark tagging program by resident expert Paul
Whittaker Click here
