The Guardian Environment·3 min read·medium

‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

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Steven Morris
‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades
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A baby puffin, or 'puffling', has been spotted on the Dorset coast for the first time in three decades. Volunteers have been monitoring the site, which is the last known regular nesting ground for puffins on the southern English mainland, to help prevent the colony's extinction.

0:31 First ‘puffling’ sighting in three decades give hope for Dorset's struggling puffin colony – video Birds ‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades Puffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England

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