Could the Atlantic storm have washed up a PENGUIN onto a British beach?

THIS amazing picture could be the weather's greatest shocker as one onlooker claims to have seen a penguin on a British beach.

By: Emily Fox

Published: Wed, February 12, 2014

 
The mysterious looking bird washed up on a beach in Cornwall [SWNS]
 

Stunned Chantelle Smith, 25, was strolling along Polkerris Beach in Cornwall when she spotted the black and white bird. She managed to get her phone out just in time to take a picture of the mysterious avian waddling along the sands.

Chantelle, of St Blazey in Cornwall, said she believes the creature was a penguin - normally found in Antarctica. She said: "I was with a friend walking over to the harbour and I saw it run past. "At first I thought it was just a rabbit but when I turned on the torch of my phone to have a look I could see it was a penguin - an actual penguin. "It sat there for ages and I managed to get quite close and take the picture and then ran off. I was just shocked.  

 
The bird had black and white feathers like a penguin [SWNS]

"I thought 'that can't be a penguin' but it definitely looked like a penguin. Everybody I have told thinks I am crazy but I am being honest. I am going to call it Pingu." Penguins are aquatic, flightless birds, which live mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, especially Antarctica. But experts say it could be a case of mistaken identity as guillemots and razorbills are similar in appearance when they walk.
Stewart Muir, director of Newquay Zoo said: "I can almost certainly tell you what it is and it's not the first time this has happened. "We have had this before over many years. When Guillemots and Razorbills stand up they look like little penguins. "They can give a fair impression under water as well as they can swim at great speed using their short wings."

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