Puffin Island
Just off the coast of Anglesey, Puffin Island (Ynys Seiriol in Welsh) is uninhabited and is designated a Special Protection Area on account of its large cormorant population.
Other seabirds such as guillemot, razorbill, shag, kittiwake and eider ducks are found. The puffins from which the island gets its name were decimated by the accidental introduction of rats in the late 19th century.
A poisoning programme to rid the island of its rats has helped the puffins recover in recent years.
This summer, the RSPB is again organising wildlife cruises around Puffin Island from 24 May to 21 July.
With live commentary on every cruise, you can see many of the birds listed above, plus the chance of gannets, choughs, peregrine falcons and storm petrels.
As well as the birds, there are grey seals on the island, and occasional sightings of bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoise.
Cruises take place between 24 May and 21 July 2009. See the RSPB website for more details.
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