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The Manx Shearwater must rank amongst the world's most evocative seabirds. Whether it be seen slicing the wave tips of a stormy sea or uttering its weird strident cry in the night sky above a breeding colony, it has all the magic that a bird lover could wish for - and many of the characteristics that make seabirds of such interest to biologists. For the better part of 17 years Michael Brooke has studied Manx Shearwaters at their Atlantic colonies. A number of expeditions have also enabled him to investigate at first hand other shearwater and petrel species in many isolated parts of the world. In this book he describes the fruits of his own and other research, synthesizing a wealth of data for the scientist and amateur alike. The breeding biology, vocal behaviour, transequatorial migrations and population dynamics of the bird are described in detail and comparisons are drawn with other shearwaters and petrels, to show how the various species have adapted to local conditions worldwide. Delightful vignettes by Dafila Scott complete this enthralling book. Jacket painting by Peter Harrison
Contents
List of figures
List of tables
Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 A description of the Manx Shearwater and related species
3 The distribution and population of the Manx shearwater
4 Long distance movements
5 The pre-laying period
6 On eggs, incubation and breeding success
7 From hatching to fledgling
8 Puffinosis, a mysterious disease
9 Population biology
10 Calls at the colony
11 How a Manx Shearwater reaches its burrow
12 The Manx Shearwater as a nocturnal, burrowing, colonial bird
References
Appendix I: Scientific names of animals and plants mentioned in the text
Appendix II: Measurements of the Manx Shearwater and its close allies
Index
