There’s evidence that these “wrecks” (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming increasingly common because of climate change. Worse still, these dead birds – including ...

The RSPB believes this is evidence of a seabird 'wreck' - a mass mortality event caused when winter storms leave birds too exhausted or starved to survive. "The last time we saw a wreck on this scale ...

There have been rare observations of puffins using sticks in a way that may indicate tool use, a behavior not previously documented in this species. Using a stick once thought to be just for nest ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the Gulf of Maine, the ...

HIGHLY unusual sightings of puffins on the Isle of Wight this week have prompted concern, amid abnormally high numbers of the birds continuing to wash up distressed or dead along coastlines along the ...

Dead puffins have been washing up on beaches across the region Storms and bad weather could have caused the deaths of dozens of puffins washed up on beaches, according to the RSPB. Dozens of dead ...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the most beloved birds in Maine is having one of its most productive seasons for mating pairs in years on remote islands off the state’s coast. Atlantic puffins, with ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A pair of tufted puffins are likely nesting near Yaquina Head for the first time since the late ‘90s and birders are gathering in Lincoln County to witness the homecoming. U.S.

Iceland's remote Westland Islands are home to the world's largest puffin colony. Every year, puffin chicks get disorientated by light pollution and crash inland rather than flying out to sea. Locals ...