The top places in Scotland to see puffins this spring and summer have been named. Puffins are small seabirds that are known ...

They’re one of the most interesting and colourful creatures you can encounter in Scotland - but it’s amazing how many Scots have never seen a puffin in real life. The reason for that is not ...

Rounding out the top five of Lonely Planet's 14 destinations that reveal the best of Scotland are Loch Lomond and Edinburgh.

Iain Morrison, who for 42 years has taken birders to the Treshnish Isles in Scotland, says he can’t help noticing that “communing with puffins makes people happy. I call it puffin therapy.” ...

Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States. But after the ...

The first puffins of the year have been spotted in the Firth of Forth after spending the winter out in open seas. The colourful seabirds were seen on the water close to Craigleith Island, on the ...

In Britain, it’s thought that the decline in puffin numbers in recent years, especially on the eastern coast of Scotland, is linked to food shortages in the North Sea. Some colony declines are ...

It also highlighted that 65 per cent of adults aren't aware which regions in the UK are best for spotting puffins, while 41 per cent said the same about wild ponies. Furthermore, 43 per cent ...

An important site for seabirds, the Forth is home to the largest colony of breeding puffins on the East Coast of Scotland, the Isle of May, as well as the world’s largest colony of Northern ...