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Rathlin Island is an important site for breeding seabirds and in the breeding season 250,000 of them come to the island, these include species such as razorbill, kittiwake and puffin. The coastline is also important for its invertebrate fauna, including rare sponges. The woodlands and fields provide homes to a variety of species and these ...
Rathlin Island is renowned for puffins but their population has declined by over 50% in recent years.
Rathlin is the only inhabited offshore island of Northern Ireland, with a steadily growing population of approximately 150 people, and is the most northerly inhabited island off the coast of Northern Ireland. The reverse-L-shaped Rathlin Island is four miles (six kilometres) from east to west, and 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (4 kilometres) from north to ...
Its twin island, Little Skellig, is a mile closer to land and far more inhospitable because of its sheer cliff faces. The small Lemon Rock island is 3.6 km (2 + 1 ⁄ 4 mi) further inland. [4] The nearby Puffin Island is another seabird colony. [4]
Roughly 100,000 puffins have flown back to the Isle of May, a small island on the east coast of Great Britain, to kick off mating season.
The only island of size is the L-shaped Rathlin Island, off Ballycastle, 11 km (6.8 mi) in total length by 2 km (1.2 mi) maximum breadth, 7 km (4.3 mi) from the coast, and of similar basaltic and limestone formation to that of the mainland. It is partially arable, and supports a small population.
The Atlantic puffin is one of nature’s beloved and rare species, with many living on Eastern Egg Rock Island in the Gulf of Maine. NBC’s Kerry Sanders reports for TODAY that the animals are ...