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It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin being found in the northeastern Pacific. The Atlantic puffin breeds in Russia , Iceland , Ireland , [ 2 ] Britain , Norway , Greenland , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , and the Faroe Islands , and as far south as Maine in ...
There is a population of Arctic hares, brought to the islands by the lighthouse keepers, and crofters from Bernera graze sheep on the most fertile islands. [6] Minke and pilot whales, as well as Risso's and other species of dolphin are commonly observed in the vicinity. The islands became a Site of Special Scientific Interest in December 1983. [41]
Atlantic puffin, Lundy, UK Atlantic puffins on the Faroe Islands. Puffins breed in colonies on coasts and islands; several current or former island breeding sites are referred to as Puffin Island. The male Atlantic puffin builds the nest and exhibits strong nest-site fidelity. Both sexes of the horned puffin help to construct their nest.
The St Kilda field mouse (Apodemus sylvaticus hirtensis) is a subspecies of the wood mouse that is endemic to the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda, the island 40 miles (64 km) west of Benbecula in the Outer Hebrides, and 100 miles (160 km) from mainland Scotland. Unique to the islands, the mouse is believed to have arrived on the boats of ...
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 scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an Anglo-Norman word (Middle English pophyn) for the cured carcasses of nestling shearwaters. The Atlantic puffin acquired the name much later, possibly because of its similar nesting habits.
National Trust rangers working on the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast delve into puffin burrows to look for signs that they are occupied.
A puffin after fishing off the Isle of May. Puffins can hold large quantities of fish in their beak at one time. The island is home to the one of the largest puffin colonies in the United Kingdom. During the Summer months, Puffin breeding pairs return from the sea to mate among burrows in the cliffs.