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 ...

Puffins have been spotted for the first time this year at a nature reserve at Bempton Cliffs, as they start nesting.

The puffin was found "in a very weak condition" after washing up on a beach in Redcar in January.

Puffins lay just one egg a year, and like penguins, both parents will usually take turns incubating the egg and looking after the chick, so their young need to be protected ...