Swinhoe's Storm Petrel

Hydrobates monorhis (Swinhoe, 1867) (0, 7)

Photo © Chris Batty

STATUS

Oceanic. Monotypic.

OVERVIEW

The first two were trapped within three days in 1989 and the third individual in 1990 returned for the following three years.

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BBRC RECORDS

1). 1989 Northumberland Tynemouth, female, trapped, 23rd July, photo.

(M. P. Carruthers, M. G. Cubitt & L. Hall, Birding World 2 (8): 288-289, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 509-510; M. G. Cubitt, British Birds 88: 342-348, plates 94-96; Birding World 4: 295-297; M. Cubitt, M. Carruthers & F. Zino, Birding World 5 (11): 438-444, photo; BOURC (1994), Ibis 136: 253; M. Grantham, Birding World 17 (6): 260; M. G. Cubitt, Birds in Northumbria 1992: 103-104).

2). 1989 Northumberland Tynemouth, female, trapped, 26th July, photo, sound recording.

(M. G. Cubitt, Birding World 4 (8): 295-297, photos; M. Cubitt, M. Carruthers & F. Zino, Birding World 5 (11): 438-444, photo; BOURC (1994), Ibis 136: 253; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 509-510; M. G. Cubitt, British Birds 88: 342-348, plates 94-96; M. Grantham, Birding World 17 (6): 260).

3.0). 1990 Northumberland Tynemouth, female, trapped, night of 6th/7th July, photo, sound recording.

(Birding World 3 (7): 224, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 510; M. Grantham, Birding World 17 (6): 260).

3.1). 1991 Northumberland Tynemouth, female, trapped, night of 30th/31st July; same as 1990.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 510; M. Grantham, Birding World 17 (6): 260).

3.2). 1992 Northumberland Tynemouth, female, trapped, night of 29th/30th July, photo, sound recording, blood sample taken; same as 1991.

(M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 510).

3.3). 1993 Northumberland Tynemouth, female, trapped, 21st, 28th, 29th July; same as 1992.

(Birding World 6 (7): 264, photo; Eds., Birding World 6 (7): 267; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 87: 509).

3.4). 1994 Northumberland Tynemouth, 11th July, heard only; same or another, trapped 23rd, 25th July, photo; same as 1993.

(Birding World 7 (7): 261, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 88: 498).

4). 2000 North-east Scotland Cove, female, trapped, 5th August, photo.

(Birding World 13 (12): 482, photo; M. J. Rogers and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 94: 457, plate 255; P. A. A. Baxter & H. I. Scott, Birding Scotland 3 (4): 179-186, plates 111-116; North-east Scotland Bird Report 2000: 117-118; Birding Scotland 5 (1): plate 12; Forrester & Andrews et al., 2007: photo).

5). 2005 Isles of Scilly Sea area Sole, 17 km S of St Mary's, 21st July.

(N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 102: 540).

6.0). 2013 Fair Isle South Haven, adult male, trapped, 27th July, photo, DNA analysis.

(W. T. S. Miles, Scottish Birds 33: 362-370, plate 337; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 107: 590, plate 18; W. T. S. Miles, J. M. Collinson, D. Parnaby & R. Cope, British Birds 107: 654-655).

7.0). 2013 Fair Isle South Haven, adult male, trapped, 7th August to 3rd September, retrapped 8th August, photo, sound recording, DNA analysis.

(British Birds 106: plate 323; W. T. S. Miles, Scottish Birds 33: 362-370, plates 338-339, 346-347; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 107: 590, plate 282; W. T. S. Miles, J. M. Collinson, D. Parnaby & R. Cope, British Birds 107: 654-655; Fair Isle Bird Observatory Report 2013: photo).

7.1). 2014 Fair Isle South Haven and Skadans, adult male, trapped and retrapped, 9th July to 1st August, photo; returning individual.

(Scottish Birds 34: plate 378; N. A. J. Hudson and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 108: 576, plate 326).

6.1). 2016 Fair Isle South Haven, 5CY+ male, trapped, 14th to 23rd August, photo; same as July 2013.

(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 110: 569).

6.2). 2017 Fair Isle Skadan, 6CY+ male, trapped, 13th to 14th July, photo; returning individual.

(C. Holt and the Rarities Committee, British Birds 111: 564).