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Unusual puffin that’s almost entirely white spotted on remote Scottish island
A rare puffin that is almost entirely white has been spotted on a remote island in the north of Scotland.
The seabird has only a few black feathers and a largely orange bill in contrast with its more colourful companions. Its unusual look is due to a lack of pigmentation caused by the genetic condition leucism.
Scottish Wildlife Trust rangers first spotted the leucistic puffin on Handa Island Wildlife Reserve off the coast of Sutherland in mid-June. They believe it is a young bird.
