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Puffins Make Long-Awaited Return to Isle of Muck

11/14/2025

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Puffins have returned to the Isle of Muck in County Antrim for the first time in years following a rat eradication program initiated in 2017.
The last puffins were recorded on the island 25 years ago.
Ulster Wildlife's nature reserves manager, Andy Crory, expressed optimism about future puffin sightings and hopes pufflings appear next summer, noting puffins are a priority species in Northern Ireland.

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Puffins have returned to the Isle of Muck in County Antrim for the first time in years following a rat eradication program initiated in 2017.
The last puffins were recorded on the island 25 years ago.
Ulster Wildlife's nature reserves manager, Andy Crory, expressed optimism about future puffin sightings and hopes pufflings appear next summer, noting puffins are a priority species in Northern Ireland.