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The article "Unknown Seabird: The Audouin's Gull, a rare beauty of a gull (almost) on our doorstep" describes the rare gull species Audouin's Gull (Ichthyaetus audouinii), which mainly breeds in the Mediterranean region. With about 15,000 breeding pairs, it is the rarest gull species in the Western Palearctic. The birds winter on the northwestern African coasts and have also been sighted in Germany, although they are a rare sight there. In touristically developed regions such as Mallorca, the Audouin's Gull can be observed during the summer months. [Extracted from the article]

The article is about puffins, a type of seabirds that breed in the polar sea. Thousands of pairs of these auks breed in nesting colonies on rocky slopes and provide protection against enemies such as Arctic foxes, ivory gulls, and skuas. When the colony is disturbed, thousands of puffins fly simultaneously in the air and create a trilling noise. The biggest threat to these birds is marine pollution, especially from microplastics. Studies have shown that almost every examined puffin has ingested microplastics in its food. [Extracted from the article]

The article reports that a highly specialized seabird with a restricted range opens new Unknown Seabirds series. Topics include examines the Latin name aptly describes what characterizes the high arctic ivory gull: loosely translated and this species is only found in the Arctic in the northern hemisphere.