First sighting of baby puffin in 'danger of extinction' for three decades on Dorset coast

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A baby puffin has been seen on Dorset's coastline for the first time in three decades, offering a glimmer of hope for southern England's last remaining mainland puffin colony.The puffling emerged from its nesting crevice on the Purbeck coast near Swanage, where years of patient cliff-watching by dedicated volunteers finally yielded the breakthrough moment."Seeing the puffling was a great thrill," said marine ornithologist Richard Caldow."Every chick matters.

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One puffling alone won't save this colon,y but one is a whole lot better news than none." TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The Purbeck stretch is the final known regular nesting location for puffins on the southern English mainland and growing fears had mounted that the colony was on an irreversible path towards extinction.During the 1950s, roughly 80 puffins nested along this stretch of cliff, but numbers eventually dwindled to just three breeding pairs, with no confirmed fledgling sightings for the past 30 years.A team of 13...

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