Author: Ruth Dunn, Senior Research Associate in Marine Ecology, Lancaster University

Puffins are dying from starvation due to recent storms. Bernard Cadiou, CC BY-ND February 2026 has seen thousands of dead seabirds washing up along the coastlines of the UK, France, Spain and Portugal. There’s evidence that these “wrecks” (where large numbers of seabirds are found along beaches) are becoming increasingly common because of climate change. […]