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| Petrels and ShearwatersFulmarFulmarus glacialis |
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En. Fulmar, Da. Mallemuk, Du. Noordse Stormvogel, Fi. Myrskylintu, Fr. Pétrel fulmar, Ge. Eissturmvogel, It. Fulmaro, No. Havhest, Sp. Fulmar, Sw. Stormfågel
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Fulmars look more like gulls than petrels but their grey wings have pale patches in the primaries and are always held stiffly, either horizontally or slightly bowed. The whiteness of their bodies and relative thickness of their head gives them the nickname of 'flying milk bottle'. At close range their strange bill, like an unfinished Airfix kit, proves that these birds have the tube nose typical of the petrel family. |
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Breeds colonially on cliff-ledges, also on the ground and on buildings in remote areas. Winters at sea. |
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Now a common breeder on almost all suitable cliffs, but less common on east and south coasts. Can be seen off-shore throughout the year. |
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Common around the shores of Britain, Iceland and parts of Norway but relatively scarce elsewhere. |
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| An estimated 539000 pairs of Fulmars breed around British and Irish coasts, increasing to between birds during winter. |
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| More than two million breeding pairs mainly around the British Isles, Iceland, Norway and Spitsbergen.
Russian population 26000 |
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