First puffin chick in 30 years spotted on the Dorset coast

22 Jul 2026 · Originally published 22 Jul 2026 9/10 Original headline: ‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decades

Volunteers monitoring the Purbeck coast have recorded a puffin chick for the first time in three decades. While the colony had dwindled to just a few pairs, this sighting offers a sign of recovery for the last remaining mainland nesting site in southern England.

Source: Guardian Env Dorset

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