Shearwater is an album by Martin Carthy, released in 1972 on the Pegasus label as PEG12.

It was re-released on vinyl in 1973/74 by Mooncrest as CREST25.

The album was re-issued on CD in 1995, by Mooncrest, as CRESTCD 008 and then again, in March 2005 by Castle Music, as CMQCD1096.

[2] All songs Traditional; arranged by Martin Carthy The Castle CD reissue has three bonus tracks from the BBC Radio 1 John Peel session recorded on 22 May 1972 at the Playhouse Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London, broadcast on 30 May 1972: