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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NIK III" data-source="post: 929481" data-attributes="member: 28181">Hi Brian. One of the locals was asking me if I'd seen Puffins. He used to see them regularly from the boats, but not for a year or two. I haven't seen them since 2004. The official counts do record them though. 28 birds were recorded ashore 24/6/06. I used to see them in Seabird City. Where these were I don't know. I presumed that Bass Rock was bursting at the seams, and that's why these adult birds were on the stacs at Abbs. It would be very interesting to have a colony starting here. I do like the reed bed. I saw a lot more Warblers there on my visit in May. I was there in 2005 when the locals were out in force to see a Bittern. I spoke to 2 people who saw it but it never appeared for me. I've never really looked at the flowers. I'll keep an eye out for these Orchids.</blockquote>