where puffins have not been hunted for a century (puffin hunting remains legal in Iceland), the seven-inch-tall birds can be remarkably tame, tolerating human visitors. Iain Morrison, who for 42 ...

Following a programme to eradicate the rats, an annual "decoy puffin" project, which sees models placed on cliff tops along with a sound system playing the bird's call, was set up in 2016 in a bid ...

As 40 percent of the world’s puffin population – some 10 million puffins every summer – come from Iceland, I didn’t want to ...

Puffins are many people's favourite bird and it’s easy to see why with ... and are thus often linked with weather. In Iceland they are regarded as expert weather forecasters, while Inuit and ...

The Atlantic Puffin is a bird of the colder waters as its scientific ... puffin population are found in Europe; with 80% in ...

Around 90% of the Atlantic puffin population are found in Europe; with 80% in Iceland and Norway ... They are listed on the Red List of UK Birds of Conservation Concern.

The little pufflings are more likely to go astray and get stranded when there is light pollution — the lucky ones are ...

Atlantic puffins’ beaks are more reminiscent of birds that live in the rainforest than on chilly cliffs. Bright orange or red, with blue and white streaks, it’s obvious why they’ve been ...

A young puffin found on a Manx beach joins 10 other rescued seabirds at a sanctuary in Cornwall. Woody the dog switches his detection skills from ferrets to rats in a bid to save Rathlin's birds.