Puffin – Fratercula arctica

Puffins seen on Inner Farne, part of the group of islands known as The Farne Islands situated in the North Sea. Inner Farne is about 3 to 4 nautical miles off the coast of Northumberland and is part of The National Trust.

Adults arrive back at the breeding colony in March and April and leave again in mid-August. Some remain in the North Sea at winter, others move further south to the Bay of Biscay.

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