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Atlantic puffin
Fratercula arctica
Weight: 380g
Length: 32cm
Lifespan: 20 years
Diet: variety of small fish and crustaceans – e.g. sandeels
Distribution: Various locations across the UK
You may not know:
- Large flocks of puffins are called rafts
- Puffins on lay a single egg in late April/Early may
- The British isles holds 10% of the worlds puffins
- Puffins lay their eggs in underground burrows.
