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Little Auk

Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk. Little auks are black and white relatives of the puffin but only about half the size.

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Martin Hughes-Games presents the Little Auk. Little auks are black and white relatives of the puffin but only about half the size. They're one of the most numerous seabirds in the world, with around twelve million pairs of birds. In autumn and early winter we see them in the UK as they head south into the North Sea.

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Wed 14 Dec 2022 05:58

Little Auk (Alle alle)

Image courtesy of Mark Sisson (rspb-images.com)

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  • Fri 29 Nov 2013 05:58
  • Fri 3 Jul 2015 05:58
  • Fri 23 Dec 2016 05:58
  • Wed 20 May 2020 05:58
  • Mon 17 May 2021 05:58
  • Wed 14 Dec 2022 05:58

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