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Some seabird colonies on the Farne Islands have had their most successful breeding season for more than a decade, reports the National Trust.

Shags and eider ducks on the islands off Northumberland bucked the trend of falling seabird numbers around the UK.

Guillemots, razorbills and terns had also bred well, said the Trust.

The RSPB has warned of a "dire" outlook for several seabird species in the UK, blamed on a lack of sandeels, food for many birds, due to climate change.

The Trust warned that the kittiwake population on the Farnes had fallen to its lowest level since 1981, after counting just 202 chicks from 600 monitored nests.

It said puffins managed a "healthy" number of chicks this year, although the population overall had fallen by a third in five years.
Puffins spend the winter at sea, and fewer were returning to the Farnes to breed, the Trust found.
Seabirds on the Farne Islands
Internationally-important seabird colonies are based on the Farnes