Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis

Very rare passage migrant.

An exceptionally early birds was seen by Robert Duthie, on the 13^th April, 1965 between Scalloway and Foula (Pennington et al., 2004).

One was seen on 28^th July, 1969 and another bird was seen flying north-west off South Ness, on 22^nd August, 1990 (CFM). Another was seen on an organised pelagic trip about 8km WNW off Foula on 29^th August, 2000 (JC, DC et al.). A series of sighting also took place on a JNCC Seabirds at Sea team during a seismic survey about 150km WNW of Foula in late August 2000, involving about 12 birds.