Rescue centre co-manager Paul Reynolds told BBC Scotland News the puffin was rescued during “terrible weather”. <\/p>\n
“Sadly this one came in during the afternoon and died that night,” he said. <\/p>\n
“There was no prior indication that this was going to happen but the stress of being rescued must have taken its toll.” <\/p>\n
He said they contacted the British Trust for Ornithology for information about the bird – but it took much longer than usual for the data to come back. <\/p>\n
“Possibly because it is from before their digital records started,” he said.<\/p>\n
“I couldn’t believe how old it was,” he added. “The first two digits of the year was enough to leave me gobsmacked.<\/p>\n
“It is very unusual none of my colleagues have seen a puffin this age before and there aren’t many on the database.”<\/p>\n