• The start of new seabird season on Rathlin Island - Guest blog from James Crymble, Conservation Scientist
    The start of a new seabird season on Rathlin Island The LIFE Raft Biodiversity team have been busy over the winter period, working on a variety of tasks. Alongside the work on analysis, planning and...
  • Rathlin Island’s most secretive visitor has returned!
    We’ve been working hard for years on Rathlin Island to create habitat that’s just right for shy, secretive corncrakes. And this spring, we have some good news! Warden Liam McFaul explains all... ...
  • Seabird SOS - A response to the plight of Rathlin Island's seabirds
    Rathlin Island, off the north coast of Antrim, is considered by scientists to be one of the most important breeding sites for marine birds across our islands. It's home to Northern Ireland's largest...
  • A crak-ing summer for corncrakes on Rathlin Island with four confirmed sightings.
    RSPB NI are delighted to confirm that four calling corncrakes have been sighted on Rathlin Island this breeding season. This is a great result for the species, with the first reported sighting confirmed...
  • Let Nature Sing: Listen to the seabird symphony at our Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre
    Guest blog by Hazel Watson and Ric Else, RSPB NI visitor experience staff at the Rathlin West Light Seabird Centre You might expect Rathlin Island to be a peaceful and quiet place, but out at the western...