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Rare white puffin spotted on Scottish island


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A rare white puffin has been spotted on a small island off the Sutherland coast in the Highlands.

The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) said the bird was first seen on Handa Island in mid-June by seabird fieldworker Dora Hamilton.

The young puffin has only a few black feathers and its bill is largely orange.

SWT said the bird's lack of pigmentation was caused by a genetic condition called leucism.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-57678621

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