Read Aloud · Part 1: Speaking & Writing

Major Breeding Areas

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Major breeding areas, and breeding islands, are shown as dark green areas or darts. Open darts shown no-breeding records on islands, and are also used for offshore sightings, that is from ships or boats. Other areas where species is not meant to be seen are plain pale green, with pale green hatching where records are usually sparse.

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PromptText up to 60 words
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