The nesting locations are between 50 and 300 meters above sea level, located on cliffsides on Gough Island and formerly, at Tristan da Cunha it was upwards of 700 meters.
Nesting sites for the species are located in a range of elevations, from 50 to 300 meters above sea level, on cliffsides of Gough Island. Previously, nesting locations were found higher up, exceeding 700 meters, at Tristan da Cunha.