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Puffin
Fratercula arctica
60.1428, -1.10568
Field Notes
Description:
Unmistakeable, coastal bird. Black and White plummage, with a bright colourful beak during the breeding season. Seen March to mid August in the UK.
Habitat:
Coastal cliffs
Notes:
On the RSPB Amber list.
Photo depicts pair bonding - when one returns from a fishing trip they rub beaks and call to each other, similar to 'eskimo kisses'
Shetlanders refer to them as 'Tammy Norris' in the local dialect.
Species ID Suggestions
1
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedDecember 4, 2011
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