However, they have since contributed to the decline of birds breeding on the island. The seabird restoration project known as Rathlin Acting for Tomorrow is set to be the largest of its kind on ...

The population of corncrakes on Rathlin Island is being "positively" maintained with the help of an annual nettle dig, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has said. Since the ...

However, the Giving Corncrake a Home Project encouraged the bird to return to Rathlin Island in 2014 and since then, up to five corncrakes have been spotted. Anne Guichard, a RSPB conservation ...