A deep dive into puffins – the UK’s favourite seabird
(9 minute read) Index We’ve seen a lot of love for puffins from our post on UK coastal wildlife (check it out here ) so let’s give these adorable little guys a post of their own! One of the UK’s most loved and recognisable birds, they are often called the “clowns of the sea” due to their jazzy bills and bright orange legs. But there’s much more to puffins than their comical appearance! Photo by Wynand van Poortvliet on Unsplash Puffin Habits and Habitats Puffin Diet and Hunting Where to See Puffins in the UK Puffin Conservation How You Can Help 1. Puffin Habits and Habitats The classic photo of a puffin shows them perching on a cliff, so you’d be forgiven for thinking that that’s where they spend most of their time, but in fact, they're only found on land for a few of the spring and summer months, when they’re raising their offspring. Once their chicks have fledged, puffins return to the sea where they spend the rest of the year. You’l...