seabird

Everyday

1. A seabird is a bird that lives near the sea and finds most of its food in the sea, such as a gull, a puffin, a tern or an albatross. tree →
2. Seabirds often nest on cliffs, rocks or islands and fly far over the water. tree →

In the lessons

In science lessons about habitats and food chains, seabirds eat fish and are part of the ocean food web; in stories at the beach they swoop, cry and steal chips. Phrases: «flock of seabirds», «seabird colony», «nesting seabirds».

Examples

• A seabird dived into the waves and came up with a fish. tree →
• The cliffs were white with nesting seabirds. tree →
• Gulls and terns are common seabirds on our coast. tree →
• Plastic rubbish in the sea can hurt seabirds. tree →
• We counted twelve seabirds on the rocks. tree →
• The albatross is a seabird with very long wings. tree →
• Please do not feed the seabirds your sandwich. tree →
• Puffins are small seabirds with bright beaks. tree →

Note

Countable noun, one word: «a seabird, two seabirds». Not every bird at the beach is a seabird: pigeons and sparrows live on land. In counting problems each seabird is one item, like any animal.