British seabirds
It's exceedingly cute and colourful, very comical and cheeky – and only the size of a can of soda: Meet the tiny clown of the sea
Colourful and characterful puffins are one of Britain's most loved seabirds, living on coastal islands off the UK shore in breeding season.
Black tern guide: migration, identification and feeding
The black tern is a passage migrant in the UK and part of a group known as the 'marsh terns'. Learn more about this seabird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to black terns
Little tern guide: identification, distribution and nesting
As its name suggests, the little tern is the smallest uk turn species. Learn more about this seabird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to little terns
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Roseate tern guide: identification, distribution and migration
The roseate tern is a very rare seabird in the UK, with 94 breeding pairs. Learn more about this bird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to roseate terns
Arctic tern guide: migration, identification and distribution
The Arctic tern has the longest regular migration in the world, flying as much as 90,000km in a year. Learn more about this seabird, including what it looks like, migration and distribution with our guide to Arctic terns
Common tern guide: facts, identification and courtship
The common tern has a red bill with a black tip, and a rather flat crown. Learn more about this seabird, including what they look like, courtship and habitat with BBC Countryfile magazine's expert guide to common terns
Sandwich tern guide: facts, breeding and migration
The sandwich tern is our largest tern, easily identified by its black, crested cap in spring and early summer. Learn more about this seabird, including what they look like, breeding and migration patterns with BBC Countryfile magazine's expert guide to sandwich terns
Tern guide: UK species and how to identify them
Arctic terns, common terns and little terns grace Britain's shores in the summers months. Learn how to identify them – and other tern species – with BBC Countryfile Magazine's expert guide.
Exploring a bustling seabird colony on the Yorkshire coast
Listen to the thrilling bustle of a seabird colony as naturalist Megan Shersby visits RSPB Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire coast in episode 9, season 15 of the Countryfile Plodcast
Podcast: Roam a haunting Scottish isle in the company of thousands of seabirds
Meet puffins, guillemots and skuas on the seabird sanctuary of Handa Island, in episode 2, season 14 of the Countryfile Magazine Plodcast
Gannet guide: how they dive, mating, identification, and where to find them
The sight of hunting northern gannets plunging into the sea at speed is one of the greatest natural spectacles in Britain. Learn more about the dramatic lifestyle of our largest seabird.
Guide to Britain's auk species
There are five species of auk in the UK, including puffins, razorbills, black guillemots, guillemots and little auks. Learn how to identify these distinctive seabirds as they return to land in March and April to breed.
Little terns experience best breeding season for 25 years at Norfolk nature reserve
A lack of disturbance and few predators are thought to have contributed to the success of this year’s little tern breeding season at Blakeney Point on the Norfolk coast.
Puffin numbers remain strong on Farne Islands
The Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast are currently closed to tourists due to the coronavirus – yet the puffin population may benefit from the lack of human visitors, says the National Trust.
Day out: Scottish Seabird Centre, East Lothian
The refurbished and reinvigorated Scottish Seabird Centre is inspiring visitors to appreciate and protect our wildlife-rich marine environment