Puffin with a mouthful of Sand Eels

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Puffin with sand eels. During the breeding season, puffins constandly fly in and out of the water with mouthfuls of fish to feed their young. The largest recorded number of fish in a puffin's beak at once was a staggering 62. To safely reach their burrows, they often have to dodge Herring Gulls attempting to snatch their fish.

Puffin with a mouthful of Sand Eels

Puffin holding a mouthful of sand eels and a herring, caught to feed its young. During the breeding season, puffins constandly fly in and out of the water with mouthfuls of fish to feed their young. The largest recorded number of fish in a puffin's beak at once was a staggering 62. In order to safely reach their burrows, they often have to dodge Herring Gulls attempting to snatch their fish. Puffins excavate burrows on clifftops or rocky crevices, with both parents sharing parental responsibility.

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Facts about Atlantic Puffins
Other Name(s): Common Puffin
Nick Names: Sea Parrot, Sea Clown, Sea Rooster 
Scientific Name: Fratercula arctica
Size: 70 - 90 cm
Weight: 500g
Lifespan: 20 - 29 years 
Diet: Sand eels, sprats, herring, capelin, shrimp, crustaceans, molluscs
Habitat: Open sea year round; cliff areas and islands during breeding
Distribution: North Atlantic Ocean, North Sea; During breeding, coasts and Islands of Norhtwest Europe, Arctic fringes, Eastern North America
Conservation: Least Concern

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