Fairy Prion

Fairy Prion - Pachyptila turtur


Sightings:

Port Fairy Pelagic:  2013:  April.


Notes:

Apparently the smallest prion, and is the one seen on pelagic trips off south-eastern Australia.


They are larger than Storm-petrels but smaller than most other pelagic species.   They have a distinctive marking on their wings like an M.


They are really at home at sea!

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