Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
VUVulnerable
Range: breeds North Atlantic coasts from Greenland, Iceland and Faroes eastward through Scandinavia including Svalbard, and Novaya Zemlya (northwestern Russia), also northern Hudson Bay to southeastern Canada and Maine (northeastern USA); winters offshore in North Atlantic and marginal seas, to North Carolina Gulf Stream and to Azores and Iberian Peninsula
Best months to see it
- JanJanuary: Poor or no data
- FebFebruary: Poor or no data
- MarMarch: Poor or no data
- AprApril: Poor or no data
- MayMay: Best
- JunJune: Best
- JulJuly: Best
- AugAugust: Poor or no data
- SepSeptember: Poor or no data
- OctOctober: Poor or no data
- NovNovember: Poor or no data
- DecDecember: Poor or no data
BestGoodFair
Reliable places
- Hornøya, Varanger
- Farne Islands, United Kingdom
Destination guides that feature it
Countries to plan around
- Algeria
- Austria
- Canada
- Denmark
- Faroe Islands
- Germany
- Greenland
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom
- United States
Countries where the species is endemic or among the most frequently recorded birds. Check eBird for recent local sightings before you travel.