Size: |
Puffins are
usually 18 cm in height. |
Obvious marks: |
The males are
a bit bigger than the females. |
Colour: |
It is always
black and white and in the winter its feet and beaks
go grey, |
Where it lives: |
They dig burrows
at the side of cliffs or in the earth. |
What it eats: |
Puffins eat
fish and babies eat food gurgitated from their parents. |
Flight pattern: |
Down then
up, and down and up. |
Wing span:
|
Puffins have
short wings. |
Colour of eggs:
|
Orange with
a few black spots. |
Nest: |
Their nests
are made from feathers and grass. |
How it catches
food: |
It dives underneath
the water. |
Song: |
Sounds like
a muffled chainsaw |
Beak: |
They are very
colourful but in winter they turn grey. |