Manx Shearwater

Did you know that 90% of the Manx Shearwater population live on a few remote British islands! The first people to encounter these birds were marauding vikings, they were scared off by the weird noises the birds make! Also their chicks are so fat and full of fish oil that they were used to burn oil lamps, horrible! Another fact is that they are so scared of predators and humans that they never land on their nest islands in daytime, never!

                      

                                                                          (Image from RSPB images)


The TDM Team