From a Short Note appearing in Devon Birds Journal Vol.64 No.2, August 2011, this sound file will enable you to listen to the call of the Macaronesian Shearwater among the many of Manx Shearwaters.

"In early June 2010, the handful of hardy twitchers who arrived on the island wet and bedraggled after a late-evening crossing from Clovelly were unable to see the bird. It was not seen either on land or in flight. The shearwater's call was the only evidence of its presence and this would have to do: a somewhat maniacal, whistle-like, half-cackling, half-laughing, four and occasionally five-note call, clearly heard above the longer, slower, lowerpitched, throaty calls of the Manx Shearwaters."

You can play the sound clip of Carl Pimlott's recording, produced by André Coutanche of the LFS, in the player below.

If you do not have access to a flash player, or your system does not support this facility then you may download the MP3 file and play it locally on your own system.