Anything goes! Use this forum to get to know each other.
Boatbuilder
Posts: 8124 Joined: 29 May 2018, 20:06Favourite book/series: Adventure, Famous 5, Secret Seven, Five FindoutersLocation: Carlton Colville, Suffolk.
Contact:
Post
by Boatbuilder 01 Jul 2021, 12:39
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.
The trust manages the island as a wildlife reserve.
From the BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... s-57678621 Includes more pictures.
Image: Dora Hamilton
Aussie Sue
Posts: 456 Joined: 15 Apr 2008, 13:54Favourite book/series: Secret Island, Faraway Tree & FindOuter SeriesLocation: Australia
Post
by Aussie Sue 01 Jul 2021, 13:20
Wow, thankyou for posting that Boatbuilder. Very special, hope it survives.
Society Member
Courtenay
Posts: 19320 Joined: 07 Feb 2014, 01:22Favourite book/series: The Adventure Series, Galliano's CircusFavourite character: LottaLocation: Both Aussie and British; living in Cheshire
Post
by Courtenay 01 Jul 2021, 19:03
He (or she) looks like he/she's fallen into a bucket of white paint!
Aussie Sue wrote: ↑ 01 Jul 2021, 13:20
Wow, thankyou for posting that Boatbuilder. Very special, hope it survives.
Yes, I hope so too. Good thing the island is a nature reserve — I'm sure that will help.
Society Member It was a nuisance. An adventure was one thing - but an adventure without anything to eat was quite another thing. That wouldn't do at all. (The Valley of Adventure )
Anita Bensoussane
Forum Administrator
Posts: 26892 Joined: 30 Jan 2005, 23:25Favourite book/series: Adventure series, Six Cousins books, Six Bad BoysFavourite character: Jack Trent, Fatty and Elizabeth AllenLocation: UK
Post
by Anita Bensoussane 02 Jul 2021, 08:18
Aw! I've had a fondness for puffins ever since I read
The Sea of Adventure as a child.
The story reminds me of the recent sighting of a yellow king penguin in South Georgia:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... n-atlantic "Heyho for a starry night and a heathery bed!" - Jack, The Secret Island. "There is no bond like the bond of having read and liked the same books." Society Member
