Gull-like seabird related to petrels and albatrosses (6)
![Ross](/clue/static/ross-mug.min.png)
I believe the answer is:
fulmar
(Other definitions for fulmar that I've seen before include "Gull-like sea bird" , "Heavy short-tailed oceanic bird" , "Get an strange armful of this seabird" , "Heavy short-tailed polar bird" , "Bird of petrel family" .)