You don't have to leave the U.S. to see puffins in the wild. Head to this island in Maine to observe the black-and-white ...

The number of Puffin nests in Alderney has almost trebled since the island's wildlife trust starting monitoring the animals in 2005. Alderney Wildlife Trust said the latest Puffin Survey found 330 ...

After pairing up, often with the same partner as in previous years, puffins use that gaudy beak and their webbed feet to dig a burrow in the soft earth. (In some locations the birds nest among ...

comprises three nesting pairs Experts are trying to find out why the last known nesting puffins on the south coast of England apparently failed to raise chicks to maturity last year. The small ...

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

Now there is evidence of the puffins forming a colony on the Calf after they were spotted carrying nesting material. Warden Aron Sapsford described their return as "a piece of history".

Image credit: Simon King / Silverback Films / BBC Simon noticed that quite often puffins chased by gulls panicked and took refuge in the nearest nest burrow, but it was often another bird’s nest.

The cliffs here are a haven for seabirds, with over 200,000 nesting each year, including puffins, gannets, and kittiwakes. The puffin colony, in particular, is one of the main attractions for ...