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Petrels vs Skuas (1 Viewer)

trealawboy

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Just spotted this news on the BBC after listening to an item on the radio last night.

It seems that Leach's storm-petrel is under threat by a rapid increase in Great Skuas.
 
trealawboy said:
Just spotted this news on the BBC after listening to an item on the radio last night.

It seems that Leach's storm-petrel is under threat by a rapid increase in Great Skuas.
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Heard from a mate who's mate studied Skua's on Shetland that Bonxies had learned to target Leach's Petrel at night as they left and entered their burrows
 
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