Size and structure of a large, long-winged storm petrel with a long, slightly notched tail and overall quite similar in structure to
Leach's Storm Petrel O.
First recorded breeding of
Leach's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa in the Southern Hemisphere, at Dyer Island, South Africa.
The day before, a
Leach's storm petrel had flown past Porthcawl and a great skua, or "bonxie", had been rescued from Port Talbot beach and brought to the Kenfig Reserve Centre to be cared for.
The seabirds, particularly small
Leach's storm petrels, normally stray far from the mainland, but, after a week of gales, exhausted and dying birds are turning up in unlikely places.
The roles of parent and chick in determining feeding rates in
Leach's Storm Petrels. Animal Behaviour 43:895-906.
