We saw this puffin whilst travelling out of Tarbert on May 12th. Puffins are in Britain from March to August. Its easy to identify a puffin with its stocky build and large head - red and yellow striped bill. The sides of the head are white - in winter these are grey. The young have grey cheeks and a small bill. |
These stunning looking birds breed April to July - laying just one egg - the puffins nest in burrows in dense colonies. Beautifully stunning birds seen in The Western Isles. They feed on sand eels and crustaceans. The incubation period is 35-43 days and\the young fledge at 40 - 50 days.
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