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Rare white puffin seen on small Scottish island
A rare white puffin has been spotted on a small island off the Scottish coast.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust said the bird was first seen on Handa Island in mid-June by Dora Hamilton who helps manage the area as a wildlife reserve.
The young puffin has only a few black feathers and its bill is largely orange - the lack of pigmentation is caused by a genetic condition called leucism.
Atlantic puffins are listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as vulnerable to extinction.
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