0 a bird with a large, brightly coloured beak that lives near the sea in northern parts of the world --
1 a sea bird that lives in northern parts of the world and has a large, brightly colored beak --
The restoration efforts are based on the fact that young puffins usually return to breed on the same island where they hatched.
To lure them ashore and encourage the birds to explore their home, wooden puffin decoys were positioned atop large boulders.
There seem to be plenty of puffins.
As they reach offshore islands, we should recognise the impact that this alien introduction will have on the population of sea birds, including gannets and puffins.
Assessments at two trial sites have shown puffin crossings to be successful in allowing more time for pedestrians to cross, particularly disabled and elderly people, without increasing delays to traffic.
My note also tells me that there is a certain tendency for great black-backed gulls to feed on puffins and shearwaters but that does not appear to affect populations.
In the case of a partridge you find practically no nest at all, and in the case of a puffin you find the nest down a rabbit hole.
I am told on inquiry that three species of the auk—the guillemot, the razor-bill and the puffin—have suffered much.
