Puffinus puffinus · Icelandic: Skrofa
A long-lived ocean wanderer that only comes ashore after dark.
Habitat: Burrows on a few offshore islands (e.g. Vestmannaeyjar) | Season: Apr–Sep, only ashore at night
Comes ashore only after dark to avoid predatory gulls and skuas. Eerie wailing and cackling calls echo around colonies at night.
Manx Shearwaters can live over 50 years and cross the Atlantic each winter to South America.
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