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| 'Thousands of puffins may be dead' in North Sea storms | 'Thousands of puffins may be dead' in North Sea storms |
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| Scientists fear thousands of puffins may have died of starvation, due to severe weather conditions in the North Sea. | Scientists fear thousands of puffins may have died of starvation, due to severe weather conditions in the North Sea. |
| Hundreds of dead birds have already been washed ashore along the east coast, in an area stretching from Aberdeenshire to Northumberland. | Hundreds of dead birds have already been washed ashore along the east coast, in an area stretching from Aberdeenshire to Northumberland. |
| It is thought the birds may have been unable to feed due to storms at sea. | It is thought the birds may have been unable to feed due to storms at sea. |
| The death of such large numbers of seabirds in a single incident is known as a "wreck". | The death of such large numbers of seabirds in a single incident is known as a "wreck". |
| Experts at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology said it is more than 60 years since since such a large puffin wreck was recorded. | Experts at the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology said it is more than 60 years since since such a large puffin wreck was recorded. |
| RSPB Scotland said it had received many reports of puffins, as well as razorbills and guillemots, washing up on beaches. |