Name:
Rathlin Island - Reachlainn
Access:
Ferry from Ballycastle
Books:
Rathlin: Nature and Folklore : Philip Watson
Stone Country - 2011
Rathlin, Its Island Story - Wallace Clark
Rathlin Island as I Knew It - Alex Morrison
More Rathlin Books
Websites:
Raghery Website
Rathlin Island Community Website
Rathlin Island Birdwatching
Wikipedia - Rathlin Island
DoENI - SPA
Rathlin Island SPA
The island hosts large numbers, over 20,000 pairs, of breeding seabirds.| Bird | Number | |
| Fulmar | 1,482 pairs | |
| Common Gull | 64 pairs | |
| Herring Gull | 4,037 pairs | |
| Puffin - More | 2,398 individuals | |
| Guillemot | 28,064 pairs | |
| Black Guillemot | 144 individuals | |
| Razorbill | 5,978 pairs | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | 155 pairs | |
| Kittiwake | 6,822 pairs | |
| Shag | 109 pairs | |
| Eider | 40 pairs | |
| Peregrine Falcon | 6 pairs | |
| Figures per DOENI website counts dating from 1985 - 1996. These numbers indicate the presence of and population size of breeding birds. | ||
