BBC: Leucistic puffin
Thursday 1st July 2021![Puffin](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/85B2/production/_119162243_8bdb7977-f4db-409b-a8d6-e1335feea82a.jpg)
A rare white puffin has been spotted on a small island off the Sutherland coast in the Highlands.
The Scottish Wildlife Trust (SWT) said the bird was first seen on Handa Island in mid-June by seabird fieldworker Dora Hamilton.
The young puffin has only a few black feathers and its bill is largely orange.
SWT said the bird’s lack of pigmentation was caused by a genetic condition called leucism.