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Leach's and Petrel
St Kilda has 60, 000 Northern Gannets, amounting to 24 % of the world population, 49, 000 breeding pairs of Leach's Petrel, up to 90 % of the European population and 136, 000 pairs of Puffin and 67, 000 Northern Fulmar pairs, about 30 % and 13 % of the respective UK totals.
* Oceanodroma leucorhoa Leach's Storm Petrel
Colonies can be extremely large and dense ; 840, 000 pairs of White-faced Storm Petrel nest on South East Island in the Chatham Islands in burrow densities of between 1. 18-0. 47 burrows / m² ; densities as high as 8 pairs / m² for Band-rumped Storm Petrels in the Galapagos and colonies 3. 6 million strong for Leach's Storm Petrel have been recorded.
It can be distinguished from Leach's Storm Petrel and Wilson's Storm Petrel by its smaller size, different rump pattern and flight behaviour.
The Leach's Storm Petrel or Leach's Petrel ( Oceanodroma leucorhoa ) is a small seabird of the tubenose family.
The lifespan of the Leach's Petrel is therefore theoretically limitless.
The Leach's Petrel lifespan may be inconclusive, but there is no data to support the hypothesis that this species is possibly immortal.
It is strictly pelagic outside the breeding season, and this, together with its remote breeding sites, makes Leach's Petrel a difficult bird to see from land.
British ornithologists Robert Atkinson and John Ainslie observed the communities of Leach's Petrel on the remote Scottish islands of North Rona between the 16 July and 12 August 1936, and on Sula Sgeir between the 3 and 4 August 1939.
* Leach's Storm Petrel Photos
* Leach's Storm Petrel at the U. S. Geological Survey
* Leach's Storm Petrel photo Gallery VIREO
Unusual behaviour by St Kilda's Skuas was recorded in 2007 during research into recent falls in the Leach's Storm Petrel population.
It most resembles in structure Leach's Storm Petrel, with its forked tail, longish wings, and flight behaviour, but does not have a white rump and the call differs.
It is difficult to distinguish from other all-dark Oceanodroma species, and the first English record had to be DNA-tested to eliminate the possibility that it was a Leach's Storm Petrel, since populations of north-eastern Pacific Leach's Storm Petrels contain individuals that show completely dark rumps.
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Leach's and known
A third landing field, known locally as Leach's Field, was operated by Camp Borden from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Seemless is known for explosive, emotive live shows and showcases Leach's new-found soulful blues-y vocals.
The island supports the largest known colony of Leach's Storm-Petrel in the world, approximately 40 % of the global population and about 70 % of the western Atlantic population of this species.

Leach's and some
Leach's canal would run between Bank Mill Bridge, which was some from Liskeard, and Sandplace, to the north of Looe.
Here are some of the most notable visitor's to the lake: Red-throated Diver ( 1986 ), Great Northern Diver ( 1994 ), Fulmar ( 2001 ) Great Shearwater ( 1999 ), Leach's Petrol ( 1987 ), Gannet ( 2002 ), Night Heron ( 1987 ), Glossy Ibis ( 1987 ), Spoonbill ( 1995 ), Pink footed Goose ( 1992 ), White-Fronted Goose ( 1992 ), Green-Winged Teal ( 1994 ), Ring-Necked Duck ( 1996 ), Long-Tailed Duck ( 1981 ), Velvet Scoter ( 2006 ), Spotted Crake ( 1995 ), Avocet ( 2011 ), Kentish Plover ( 1981 ), Temmick's Stint ( 2004 ), Pectoral Sandpiper ( 1995 ), Purple Sandpiper ( 1977 ), Red-Necked Phalarope ( 1995 ), Grey Phalarope ( 1987 ), Wilson's Phalarope ( 2007 ), Pomarine Skua ( 1982 ), Great Skua ( 1987 ), Sabine's Gull ( 1981 ), Caspian Tern ( 2001 ), Roseate Tern ( 1994 ), Whiskered Tern ( 2001 ), Cetti's Warbler ( 2011 ), Great Reed Warbler ( 2008 ), Golden Oriole ( 1997 ), Lapland Bunting ( 1966 ), Snow Bunting ( 1997 ), and a pair of Black-winged Stilt staying the summer of 1988.
These opinions attracted criticism from some of Leach's followers.
The BASF issue, which had aroused considerable opposition, ushered in a period of uncertainty for Waterloo Village and to some degree contributed to Leach's eventual ouster from his key position with the foundation.

Leach's and rural
In 1995, the Progressive Conservative Party's electoral strength was concentrated in rural areas and the commuter regions around Toronto -- Leach's victory in an urbane, downtown riding was atypical of his party's showing elsewhere.

Leach's and is
The New Caledonian Giant Gecko or Leach's Giant Gecko ( Rhacodactylus leachianus ), is a large species of gecko first described by Georges Cuvier in 1829.
It is the first album to feature lead vocalist Howard Jones from the mathcore band Blood Has Been Shed after Jesse Leach's departure from the band.
It is also a sanctuary for seabirds such as Atlantic Puffins, Razorbills, Common Murres, Common and Arctic Terns, Leach's Storm-petrels, and Common Eiders.
49 of Tommy Leach's 63 career home runs were inside-the-park, which is still a National League record.
A fuller account of the Bezen Perrot, including Heusaff's role in it, is given in Daniel Leach's Fugitive Ireland ( Four Courts Press, 2009 ).
Note that Leach's petrel visit the island but breeding is not proved.
Leach's most popular work is Your Baby and Child, which appeared in extensively revised versions in 1988 and 1997.
Leach's major current project is directing a large-scale United Kingdom project on the longitudinal effects of various forms of daycare and childcare on children and their parents.

Leach's and bird
The largest colony of Leach's Storm Petrels can be found on Baccalieu Island of eastern Canada, an ecological reserve with more than 3 million pairs of the bird.
One of the premier birdwatching sites in North West England, over 230 bird species have been recorded on site including: Black-faced Bunting, Nightingale, Marsh Harrier, Spoonbill and Leach's Storm-petrel.

Leach's and at
Notable later 20th century productions include the Hilton Edwards ' 1959 production at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, starring Milo O ' Shea and Anna Manahan ; John Barton's 1960 Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, starring Peter O ' Toole and Peggy Ashcroft, and which included both the complete Induction and the epilogue from A Shrew ; Maurice Daniels's 1961 RSC production at the Aldwych Theatre, starring Derek Godfrey and Vanessa Redgrave ; Trevor Nunn's 1969 RSC production also at the Aldwych, starring Michael Williams and Janet Suzman ; Clifford Williams ' 1973 RSC production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, starring Alan Bates and Susan Fleetwood ; William Ball's 1976 commedia dell ' arte-style production at the American Conservatory Theater ; Wilford Leach's 1978 production at the Delacorte Theater, starring Raúl Juliá and Meryl Streep ; Barry Kyle's 1982 RSC production at the Barbican Centre, starring Alun Armstrong and Sinéad Cusack ; Toby Robertson's 1986 production at the Clwyd Theatr Cymru, starring Timothy Dalton and Vanessa Redgrave ; Jonathan Miller's 1987 RSC production at the Barbican, starring Brian Cox and Fiona Shaw ; A. J.
On April 22, 2012, the band performed Leach's first show since 2002 at the New England Metal and Hardcore Fest.
Thus, a basal radiation of the Procellariiformes in the Eocene at least ( as with many modern orders of birds ) seems likely, especially given that significant anomalies in molecular evolution rates and patterns have been discovered in the entire family ( see also Leach's Storm-petrel ), and molecular dates must be considered extremely tentative.
In 1963 Santo broke the modern National League record with 374 assists at third base, passing Tommy Leach's 1904 mark of 371.
Leach's written works during his time at the British Museum include the following:
* Samples by Jeremy Leach's software at his Algorithmic Composition site.
The L-shaped airstrip was pretty rudimentary ; the " runways " at Leach's Field utilized the existing ground surface.
Many potters from all over the world were apprenticed at the Leach Pottery, and spread Leach's style and beliefs.
Leach's influence was disseminated by his writings, in particular A Potter's Book and the apprentice system he ran at his pottery in St Ives, Cornwall, through which many notable studio potters passed.

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