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‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

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A baby puffin, or puffling, was sighted on the Dorset coast in southern England for the first time in 30 years. The emergence of the puffling from a cliff crevice excited volunteers who have been monitoring the area. These volunteers are working to protect what is believed to be the last regular puffin nesting site on the mainland of southern England. The sighting marks a positive sign for puffin conservation efforts in the region.

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A baby puffin (puffling) was spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England.

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A baby puffin (puffling) was spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England.

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Puffling appears for volunteers working to preserve last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern England. For years, volunteers have looked into the crevices of the cliffs hoping for a glimpse. The effort succeeded as a puffling emerged into the sunshine, becoming the first to be spotted on...

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A baby puffin (puffling) was spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England.

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The sighting is the first of its kind on the Dorset coast in three decades.

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Volunteers are trying to save the last known regular nesting site of puffins on the mainland of southern England.

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The puffling excited the volunteers.

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The puffling emerged from a crevice in the cliffs.

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