Blogs and Podcasts

During the summer, puffins flock to the islands of Fidra, Craigleith and the Lamb to breed. Discover how the season went as we delve into the 2026 puffin burrow count results.

We recently set out on an ambitious mission: to install two 360-degree cameras on Bass Rock, bringing its wild beauty—and the stories of its gannets—directly to our visitor centre and to the public, and to create a new tool to help us study this internationally important seabird colony and its recovery from avian flu.

In this blog, Policy & Campaign Officer, Fanny Royanez, details why we are calling for the Scottish Government to take action to address concerns over seabird bycatch. This is when seabirds are killed after being unintentionally caught on hooks or entangled in lines and nets.