Petrels & Shearwaters in Devon
Our list for Devon has 5 petrels & shearwaters recorded regularly there: 1 resident, 1 summer visitor, 2 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Devon in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentUncommon45–50 cmRegularly Dec–Oct
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorUncommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Oct
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Jul–Oct
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantRare40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisScarceRare43–51 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Manx Shearwater 30–38 cm
- Balearic Shearwater 35–40 cm
- Sooty Shearwater 40–51 cm
- Great Shearwater 43–51 cm
- Fulmar 45–50 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made