Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Atlantic Puffin returning from sea with a mouthful of sand eels to feed its young on Skomer ...

First, there is a gasp. “There he is. Oh my God, he’s so cute.” A puffin has been sighted, far up on Rathlin Island’s western cliffs. On the viewing platform everyone turns towards it, cameras aloft.

Puffin numbers on Rathlin have declined by more than half in recent years Seabirds that are in decline on Rathlin Island are to be protected through a £4.5m scheme. The five-year project aims to ...

On Rathlin Island off Northern Ireland’s north coast, a conservation operation using thermal drones, 110 cameras and a trained Labrador has reached an unusual milestone. Rathlin Island has been ...

An invasive predator has been eradicated from Rathlin Island in a conservation project, helping to secure the future of Northern Ireland’s largest seabird colony. The £4.5 million LIFE Raft (Rathlin ...

Rathlin Island off the coast of Northern Ireland is gradually reopening for the summer season after staying Covid-free for the duration of the pandemic. Residents on the island closed down on St ...

Rathlin Island is reputed to be the place where Robert the Bruce was inspired to struggle on against the English after apparently watching a spider trying over and over to spin a web. Located off the ...

Just four kilometres off the county Antrim coast lies Rathlin - the only inhabited off-shore island in Northern Ireland. It is home to 145 permanent residents and now features the newly refurbished ...

It’s the last Sunday in June, and the Spirit of Rathlin ferry has just pulled away from Ballycastle pier in Co Antrim. The sky is furious and messy; mostly fast-changing clouds of charcoal grey. It ...

Think of Rathlin Island and you most likely think of puffins. But with numbers declining by 40% since 1999, the race is on to protect the colourful ground-nester from predators before the balance tips ...