The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a "record-breaking" milestone. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland ...

First, there is a gasp. “There he is. Oh my God, he’s so cute.” A puffin has been sighted, far up on Rathlin Island’s western cliffs. On the viewing platform everyone turns towards it, cameras aloft.

The amber-listed Manx Shearwater has bred on Rathlin Island for the first time in decades. And hopes are now high that their population will grow again. The bird was once present on the island in ...

A rare seabird has been seen breeding on Rathlin Island for the first time in decades. Manx shearwaters are an amber-listed species in the UK and Ireland that are highly vulnerable to various ...

Corncrakes have once again returned to Rathlin Island for the spring, following successful conservation efforts lasting over a decade to re-establish the species in the area. The rare and elusive ...

Reflections on two years of collaborative design research and what’s next for Phase Two. After two years of co-design research with Rathlin Island, Northern Ireland’s only inhabited offshore island, ...

Conservationists are celebrating following a resurgence in the number of corncrakes on an island off the North Antrim coastline. Six calling male corncrakes have been recorded on Rathlin Island this ...

The presence of six calling male corncrakes on Rathlin Island this breeding season has been hailed as a "record-breaking" milestone. The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Northern Ireland ...