Puffin

🔍 Overview

Very scarce visitor; most frequently recorded in spring. Famous auk species that breeds in the UK but only seen in Sussex during offshore passage or after storms.

🪶 Key Identification Features

Black upperparts, white underparts

Bright orange legs and colourful bill

Rounded head and short neck

🗺️ Habitat & Distribution

Rarely seen from land, but occasional sightings off Selsey Bill, Seaford Head, or Worthing during April–July or after storms.

🎶 Voice & Behaviour

Low grumbling growl in breeding colonies. At sea, often seen in flight low over the water or bobbing in groups.