Believe it or not, but a penguin has been spotted in Mallorca, in Portitxol near Palma.
Its normal habit is the North Atlantic but according to experts it is trying to flee the cold, although it does not feel much warmer in Mallorca at the moment with snow forecast this weekend.
Penguins land in Mallorca
Birds escaping the cold, but it is near freezing in the Balearics
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I seen one this morning at Santa Ponsa. It looked like a penguin, swam under water like a penguin and didn't look to be able to fly with its short stubby wings. I couldn't beleive it and then looked online and found this story.
Not a penguin, as pointed out below and even my 8 year old knows they are only found in the Southern Hempishere. Embarrassingly bad journalism.
They are not penguins, they are lesser Auks.
These birds are alca torda, common name Razorbill. There has recently been an influx of birds, quite an exciting event for local birdwatchers. There are normally less than a handful every year but never the numbers that are being recorded at the moment.