Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica fishing in a freshwater lake to feed its chick

• Main Authors: Anker-Nilssen, Tycho, Bangjord, Georg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480; VDP::Zoology and botany: 480; Arctic; Svalbard; Svalbard Archipelago; Linnévatnet; Vardeborg; Atlantic puffin; fratercula; Fratercula arctica
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2987659

We present details for the observation of an adult Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica collecting food in Lake Linnévatnet (78°02’N 13°48’E), the second largest freshwater lake in the Svalbard archipelago, on 11 August 2020. The bird was seen frequently diving and accumulating fish in its bill. All c...