Band-rumped Storm Petrels (group)

Hydrobates castro/jabejabe/monteiroi (Harcourt, 1851) / (Barboza du Bocage, 1875) / Bolton et al., 2008 (0, 5)

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STATUS

Oceanic.

OVERVIEW

This group includes Band-rumped Storm Petrel (O. castro), Monteiro’s Storm Petrel (O. monteiroi) from the Azores and Cape Verde Storm Petrel (O. jabejabe); taxonomy appears to be still evolving. O. castro includes Grant’s Storm Petrel which at present is undescribed.

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 2007 At sea Sea area Sole, 13 km SE of Scilly, 28th July, photo.

(R. L. Flood, Birding World 20 (7): 298, photo; British Birds 100: plate 239; R. L. Flood, Isles of Scilly Bird and Natural History Review 2007: 40, 112-116, plate 4; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 104: 567, plate 295; R. L. Flood, British Birds 105: 2-10, plate 1; BOURC (2012), Ibis 154: 212; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 106: 581).

2). 2007 Cornwall Pendeen Watch, 16th September.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 105: 562; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 106: 581).

3). 2009 Cornwall Pendeen Watch, 1CY+, 3rd September.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 109: 629-631, not proven; C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 590).

4). 2020 Cornwall Pendeen Watch, 1CY+, 22nd August.

(C. Holt, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 114: 590).

5). 2022 Cornwall Porthgwarra, 1CY+, 22nd October, photo.

(P. French, British Birds 116: 518-519, fig. 3; L. Bacon, P. French and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 116: 572).

P). 2022 Cornwall The Lizard, 2nd November.

(birding information services).

P). 2022 At sea Whittard Canyon, satellite-tagged, 15th November.

(birding information services).