Unlike the European Storm Petrel, it does not follow ships.

Like European Storm Petrel, it is highly gregarious, and will also follow ships.

The European Storm Petrel has a very distinct whitish lining to the underwing and a nearly all dark upperwing.

European Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

It is slightly larger than the European Storm Petrel and is essentially dark brown in all plumages, except for the white rump and flanks.

The European Storm Petrel or Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a small bird of the storm-petrel family, Hydrobatidae, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes.

In Europe, it can be readily distinguished from the European Storm Petrel and the Wilson's Storm Petrel by its larger size, forked tail, different rump pattern and flight behavior.

Nólsoy has one of the world's largest colonies of European Storm Petrels (50,000 pairs), and is also home to the first known wild population of Common Frogs in the Faroe Islands.

The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for seabirds, especially European Storm Petrels (5000 pairs) and Atlantic Puffins (10,000 pairs).

The island is important for its breeding seabirds, especially the European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus).

European Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

There is also the largest colony of the western Mediterranean of Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus).

The breeding colony of European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) occupied 17 sites during the Seabird 2000 survey.

The island has one of the largest Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) colonies in the UK, together with other breeding seabirds.

There are 6 species of Seagulls (Larus) and the Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) colony on Nólsoy is the largest in the world.

There are eleven species of breeding seabirds with the European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) of national importance.

Twelve species nest here, of which two, European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) have nationally important breeding populations.

The European Storm Petrel or Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a small bird of the storm-petrel family, Hydrobatidae, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes.

Several species of storm petrel are threatened by human activities.

The storm petrels here are different from any others in the world because they fly around during daytime.

The food demand in the nest of Wilson's storm petrel.

Storm petrels use a variety of techniques to aid flight.

Storm petrels have been recorded living as long as 30 years.

Storm petrels have a cosmopolitan distribution, being found in all oceans.

The island has many puffins and some storm petrels.

Several species of storm petrel undertake migrations after the breeding season.

Storm petrels are found in all the world's oceans and in most of its seas.

Storm petrels are monogamous and form long-term pair bonds that last a number of years.

At the far side of the narrow island, we saw a dark cloud of small birds called storm petrels.

Storm petrels face the same threats as other seabirds, in particular they are threatened by introduced species.

The same study found that the storm petrels are basal within Procellariiformes.

Unlike the European Storm Petrel, it does not follow ships.

Oceanites is a genus of seabird in the storm petrel family.

A sailing superstition holds that the appearance of a storm petrel foretells bad weather.

This species was almost indistinguishable from its relative, Leach's Storm Petrel.

Only old, abandoned burrows and the decayed remains of storm petrels killed by cats were found in the years thereafter.

Like European Storm Petrel, it is highly gregarious, and will also follow ships.

Storm petrels also use dynamic soaring and slope soaring to travel over the ocean surface.

Although storm petrels are capable of swimming well and often form rafts on the water's surface they do not feed on the water.

On the upper slopes we may even see nesting snow petrels and Wilson's storm petrels.

Wilson's Storm Petrels may be seen.

Storm petrels are the smallest of all the seabirds, ranging in size from 13-26 cm in length.

It's also a popular stop for pelagic birds like albatrosses, shearwaters and storm petrels.

Stormy Petrel shuddered along her length as she ran aground.

You are the stormy petrel of crime, Watson.

Lohia, the stormy petrel of Indian politics, was her last hope.

Stormy Petrel was an early attempt at Australian television drama.

The motif of the stormy petrel has a long association with revolutionary anarchism.

He had this boat called Stormy Petrel and he was living on it.

His legal ability was recognized by all, but his impetuous nature made him something of a stormy petrel.

He, ignored the Stormy Petrel and steered for clear water between two smaller ships.

She slewed down onto Stormy Petrel; fortunate are you not to have seen it.

At last, one of the company's most skillful "trouble-shooters" was sent to interview this stormy petrel.

"Thank you, comrades, fine stormy petrels you are,"14 the engineer was shouting.

Stormy Petrel wheeled again towards us, and this time Neil gave her sea-room.

The Stormy Petrel pulled elegantly away from its mooring.

Run below to the doctor and tell him, if he chooses to see a stormy petrel, he has but to come on deck.'

He is the stormy petrel of the Great Nine-some think him a friend of the serfs.

We look on you Scotland Yard gentlemen rather as stormy petrels, you know.'

You are a stormy petrel."

The stormy petrels.

Gil looked back toward Stormy Petrel.

'You were too busy with your stormy petrels.'

The Stormy Petrel, student newspaper.

We abandoned the Stormy Petrel; it was lodged upright even-keel in the gravelly river bed.

A flight of stormy petrels traced through the faint milky light, haunting the night to the north; and not far from their passage the ship lay.

Stormy Petrel (1991)

'A stormy petrel?

The island is important for its breeding seabirds, especially the European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus).

European Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus)

The breeding colony of European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) occupied 17 sites during the Seabird 2000 survey.

There is also the largest colony of the western Mediterranean of Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus).

The island has one of the largest Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) colonies in the UK, together with other breeding seabirds.

There are 6 species of Seagulls (Larus) and the Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) colony on Nólsoy is the largest in the world.

There are eleven species of breeding seabirds with the European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis) and European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) of national importance.

Atlantic storm petrels Hydrobates pelagicus and Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa are temperate species that breed within the arctic fringe only in Iceland and Labrador.

Twelve species nest here, of which two, European Storm-petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) and Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus) have nationally important breeding populations.

The European Storm Petrel or Storm Petrel (Hydrobates pelagicus) is a small bird of the storm-petrel family, Hydrobatidae, part of the seabird order Procellariiformes.