Fea's Petrel
Pterodroma feae
On July 8th 2001 at about 19.00, approximately 12 km's south of St. Mary’s during an evening short-range pelagic trip this Fea’s Petrel was seen at point blank range and remained with the boat for some 12 minutes, thrilling the blessed seven birders on board.
The extended stay made it possible to capture video footage of the event and from that extract video grabs showing enough structural detail to make a safe identification as Fea’s Petrel, rather than Zino’s Petrel. The record was accepted in 2006 by BBRC and BOURC (who review all firsts for Britain) and thus became the first for Britain (Ashley Fisher, Bob Flood, and Nigel Wheatley).
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It was filmed by Ashley Fisher.
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