Manx shearwater

English Noun A long-winged pelagic seabird, Puffinus puffinus species, of the family Procellariidae family. en 2006 James Lowen A Summer of British Wildlife 141 Manx shearwaters lounge on the sheeny swell before pattering along and coasting away on stiff, elongated wings. Keep your eyes peeled for a chocolate- and-oatcakecoloured version of the Manxie. en 20 June 2018 Louise Tickle The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/20/a-world-without-puffins-the-uncertain-fate-of-the-much-loved-seabirds Together with its neighbouring island Skokholm, Skomer is home to the highest concentration of Manx shearwaters in the world. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018053435/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jun/20/a-world-without-puffins-the-uncertain-fate-of-the-much-loved-seabirds 18 October 2026 Related terms en Manxie Translations Asturian: ast pardiella Czech: cs buřňák severní m Danish: da almindelig skråpe c Dutch: nl noordse pijlstormvogel m Faroese: fo skrápur m Finnish: fi pikkuliitäjä German: de Schwarzschnabel-Sturmtaucher Icelandic: is skrofa f Irish: ga cánóg dhubh f Italian: it berta minore f Manx: gv pibbin Vanninagh f, gv scraayl m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb havlire m f Portuguese: pt bobo-pequeno m, pt estapagado m Russian: ru ма́лый буреве́стник m, ru обыкнове́нный буреве́стник m Sami: Northern Sami: se áhpeliira Scottish Gaelic: gd fachadh ban, gd sgrab Welsh: cy adar drycin Manaw m-p en Tubenose birds