The first puffins of the year have been spotted in the Firth of Forth after spending the winter out in open seas. The ...

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THE first puffins of 2025 have been spotted in the Firth of Forth. The team at the Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick saw the colourful seabirds on their live cameras near Craigleith island.

The birds spend most of their lives in the open ocean. Observing birds at sea is nearly impossible, so much about puffins remains a mystery. Ecologists like Erpur Snær Hansen, who leads a team at the ...

Smallest of the four puffin species, they have come en masse to breed on Britain’s rumpled islands and coasts, the more remote, unpeopled, and predator free, the better. No one is certain ...

They feed from the ocean and rest on the water. Some species of seabirds, like the Tufted Puffin, are very social while at sea, floating in large groups and feeding together, while other species, like ...

Sand eels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline, including the internationally important puffin colony ... "In the UK, 62% of our seabird species are in decline." ...

THE Scottish Seabird Centre spotted the first puffins of the year yesterday, off the island of Craigleith. The spot was once ...

The team at the Scottish Seabird Centre have spotted the first puffins of the year on their live cameras in the Firth of Forth.

Craigleith is an important site for puffins and has seen a recent boost in breeding pairs thanks to the work of the charity's award-winning project - SOS Puffin. READ MORE: I grew up with Shetland's ...