Like other small petrels, Zino's does not normally follow ships.
The family Hydrobatidae is the storm petrels, small pelagic petrels with a fluttering flight which often follow ships.
These are auk-like small petrels of the southern oceans.
The islands hold important seabird breeding colonies, among them albatrosses, penguins and several small petrels, with a million pairs of Sooty Shearwater.
We slipped along smoothly in the darkness towards Stornoway harbour accompanied by a small petrel which fluttered, bat-like in the glow from our starboard light.
Cook's Petrel (Pterodroma cookii), one of the smallest petrels, is a species of seabird and a member of the gadfly petrels.
This small petrel is the only member of the genus Halobaena but is closely allied to the prions.
The diving petrels are small petrels that measure between 19-23 cm (7.5-9 in) and weigh between 120-200 g (4-7 oz).
It is a small petrel, 30 cm long with a wingspan of about 70 cm.
The Prions (or whalebirds) are small petrels in the genera Pachyptila and Halobaena.