“Lundy Island, nestled in the Bristol Channel, has witnessed a remarkable resurgence in its seabird populations, with numbers soaring to over 40,000 – the highest recorded since the 1930s. This dramatic recovery comes two decades after the island was declared 'rat-free,' following a concerted conservation effort to eliminate the invasive predators.

Conservationists have revealed that species such as puffins, razorbills, and guillemots are thriving once more.

The island’s Manx shearwater population has seen a particularly impressive rebound, increasing from fewer than 600 birds in 2001 to more than 25,000 today, now accounting for 95 per cent of the species breeding in England. Puffins, once teetering on the brink of extinction on Lundy, have recovered from just 13 individuals in 2000 to 1,335 currently.

Even species thought lost, like the storm petrel, have returned, with over 150 pairs nesting since their first confirmed breeding in 2014.”

From The Independent.