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Cory's Shearwater

Calonectris diomedea

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Description:

Some, but not all, of the birds in these pictures have yellow bills and they are the Cory's Shearwater. The others it was not possible to identify but it was a sizeable flock in the bay to the east of Sagres fortress.
The four in the 1st picture are all Cory's as is the top one in the second picture.

Habitat:

Seen some way out to sea low over the bay.

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