Petrels & Shearwaters in Fife
Our list for Fife 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 Fife in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 5, most common first
FulmarFulmarus glacialisResidentCommon45–50 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Manx ShearwaterPuffinus puffinusSummer visitorCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Sooty ShearwaterArdenna griseaPassage migrantUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Oct
Balearic ShearwaterPuffinus mauretanicusPassage migrantUncommon35–40 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Great ShearwaterArdenna gravisScarceRare43–51 cmRegularly Aug
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