a former delicacy. The original usage dates from at least 1337, but from as early as 1678, the term gradually came to be used for another seabird, the Atlantic puffin. The current English name was first recorded in 1835 and refers to the nesting of this species on the Calf of Man.

Description

The Manx shearwater is 30 - 38 cm with a 76 - 89 cm wingspan and weighs 350 - 575 g. It has the typically "shearing" flight of the genus, dipping from side to

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