By . Bill Craven . It should have been a textbook landing – but a sudden gust of wind meant this little puffin ended up looking like Eddie the Eagle in mid-flight. The comical acrobatics of a colony of birds were captured by amateur photographer Johan Siggesson on a blustery day on a remote Scots island. The birds’ aerial dexterity was tested to the limit in the adverse weather conditions off Fair Isle earlier this week. The puffin comes in to land on a rock on remote Scottish island Fair Isle when there is a sudden gust of wind . With his wings frantically flapping in the air to stay above ground, Eck the puffin resembles ski-jumper Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards . The bird's aerial dexterity was pushed to the limit on the blustery day in Fair Isle . Frantically flapping their wings whilst being blown sideways, others appeared to almost nose dive to the ground. Eventually they came to land on a grassy patch but had to keep flailing around to stop themselves being whirled away by the strong winds. Yet it was the hilarious antics of this little chap, dubbed ‘Eck the Puffin’, that really caught the photographer’s eye. Eck the puffin desperate tries to make it to the rock edge in the extremely windy conditions . Eventually, Eck lands on the ground safely, shortly after another puffin who also braved the extreme weather . Mr Siggesson, 37, from Gzira Malta, said: ‘I was on Fair Isle for six or seven days, just to see the puffins. 'It was a wonderful experience, made all the more so thanks to this one bird as he attempted to land despite the windy weather.’ Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards became the first competitor to represent Britain in the Olympic ski-jumping in 1988 – coming last. But last year he won ITV’s celebrity diving competitio Splash! under the guidance of Olympic medalist Tom Daley. Even on firm ground, the puffins had trouble staying up right with Eck even resembling Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's lightning bolt pose . The puffin's antics have likened him to Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, pictured, who became the first competitor to represent Britain in the Olympic ski-jump in 1988 and came last .
Puffin was coming into land on a blustery day on off the remote Fair Isle .
Sudden gust of wind knocked the bird, named Eck, off course .
Started flapping his wings and almost nose dived after being blown by wind .
Has now been compared to Olympic ski jump competitor Eddie the Eagle .
By . Bill Craven . It should have been a textbook landing – but a sudden gust of wind meant this little puffin ended up looking like Eddie the Eagle in mid-flight. The comical acrobatics of a colony of birds were captured by amateur photographer Johan Siggesson on a blustery day on a remote Scots island. The birds’ aerial dexterity was tested to the limit in the adverse weather conditions off Fair Isle earlier this week. The puffin comes in to land on a rock on remote Scottish island Fair Isle when there is a sudden gust of wind . With his wings frantically flapping in the air to stay above ground, Eck the puffin resembles ski-jumper Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards . The bird's aerial dexterity was pushed to the limit on the blustery day in Fair Isle . Frantically flapping their wings whilst being blown sideways, others appeared to almost nose dive to the ground. Eventually they came to land on a grassy patch but had to keep flailing around to stop themselves being whirled away by the strong winds. Yet it was the hilarious antics of this little chap, dubbed ‘Eck the Puffin’, that really caught the photographer’s eye. Eck the puffin desperate tries to make it to the rock edge in the extremely windy conditions . Eventually, Eck lands on the ground safely, shortly after another puffin who also braved the extreme weather . Mr Siggesson, 37, from Gzira Malta, said: ‘I was on Fair Isle for six or seven days, just to see the puffins. 'It was a wonderful experience, made all the more so thanks to this one bird as he attempted to land despite the windy weather.’ Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards became the first competitor to represent Britain in the Olympic ski-jumping in 1988 – coming last. But last year he won ITV’s celebrity diving competitio Splash! under the guidance of Olympic medalist Tom Daley. Even on firm ground, the puffins had trouble staying up right with Eck even resembling Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt's lightning bolt pose . The puffin's antics have likened him to Eddie 'the Eagle' Edwards, pictured, who became the first competitor to represent Britain in the Olympic ski-jump in 1988 and came last .
photographer Johan Siggesson on a blustery day on weather conditions off Fair Isle earlier this sudden gust of wind . With his wings frantically Frantically flapping their wings whilst being blown sideways, others appeared to almost nose the windy weather.’ Eddie ‘the Eagle’ Edwards and came last .