This unusual old tradition brings the wholecommunitytogether.
People of all ages wander the streets every night searching for puffins to rescue.
It is common to see families walking or driving around with a cardboard box full of pufflings.
Families on the island love to get their kids involved in patrolling for pufflings.
The search for cute babies starts around 9 p.m. and can last until as late as 3 a.m.
The entire community helps to collect data each year for scientific purposes.
Every single person there is encouraged to put the information of each catch on awebsite.
Its a great feeling because you just rescued this little guy.
Once they hit the air, their wings flap rapidly and they take off towards the water.
Spending most of their lives at sea, thesemagnificentbirds only return to land to breed.
Nowhere is as important to rescue puffins as in Vestmannaeyjar, which is home to thelargest puffin colonyin Europe.
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