Life on the water

Puffins

Puffins on Rathlin Island, photographed on our puffin tours from Ballycastle between April and mid August: on the water, in flight and at the burrows.

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A big thank you to James Allen (our crew member and guide during the 2026 season) for providing us with most of these beautiful moments and pictures. Please feel free to check him out on Instagram: @orange_in_the_blue

A puffin running across the water to take off, wings still folded.
A puffling running across the water to take off.
A puffin skimming low over the sea, orange feet trailing.
Three puffins on the water.
Two puffins bobbing on the water.
A puffin skimming low over the water, feet trailing the surface.
A puffling floating low on the swell.
A puffling sitting on the water.
A puffin flying low, its orange bill and feet catching the light.
A puffin swimming out on the water, distant on the swell.
A puffin flying low, feet dangling just above the water.
A puffin bobbing on the open water.
A puffling away and flying low over the water.

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