Puffins - gift ideas for puffin lovers

Puffins are one of Britain's best loved and most easily recognisable birds with their comical look. According to the RSPB, they are best spotted at breeding colonies at venues such as the RSPB's Bempton Cliffs (N Yorks) and South Stack (Anglesey) reserves; the Farne Islands and Coquet Island (Northumberland); the Isle of May (off the Fife coast); and the Shetland and Orkney Islands.

Like so many animals, puffins are not having an easy time of it and they find themselves on the Red List.

	*If you're looking for Christmas cards with a puffin on them...* Take a look at the RSPB's Online Shop which has a number of delightful Christmas cards featuring a variety of wildlife, as you'd expect, including Snow Fun, pictured left, which features puffins! They've got a number of puffin Christmas cards. Fly away to the RSPB Online Shop here
	These delightful puffin Christmas cards are from the National Trust for Scotland so you can help the Trust keep Scotland beautiful and help preserve its heritage with your purchase. It comes in a pack of ten cards and inside reads 'Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year'. For £4.00 from the National Trust for Scotland
	For those who want to make a difference Adopt a puffin There are a number of charities you can adopt a puffin from as a gift, including the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales. For £25, you'll help the Trust's work on Skomer and Skokholm Islands. Click here for information on adoption packs. You can also adopt a Burhou Puffin from the Channel Island of Alderney and the Alderney Wildlife Trust - it's the only Wildlife Trust in the Channel Islands.
	You can also adopt a puffin from the RSPB The UK is in danger of losing 8 million puffins over the next 50 years. This adoption will help eradicate rats who are a nightmare for puffins - they eat thousands of chicks and eggs every year. And in the north, puffin chicks are starving as sandeels become scarcer. Help the RSPB bring puffins back in greater numbers by adopting a puffin!
	*Or enjoy delightful pictures of puffins* Nothin' but Puffins This hard-back book consists of 64 pictures of puffins at their most amusing, together with witty commentary. £8.95 from Foyles
	Give them Puffin pictures every month in 2021 Michael Macgregor captures the life of puffins through the photography in this Puffins Calendar 2021. The calendar has international holidays and the daily grids provide enough space to organise appointments, birthdays and reminders to help you stay on track in 2021. A postal envelope is included with the calendar. For £5.99 from the CalendarClub.co.uk
	Or drink from a puffins re-usable bottle This is a Re-usable bottle, Puffins with a beautiful picture of puffins, designed by artist Elizabeth Grant. It has a triple-layer construction to keep hot things hot and cold things cold. It also has a secure screw top, and is packaged in a protective box. For £24.99 from the RSPB
	Drink from a Puffin Mug by Dunoon (Highland Animal Range) This mug makes for a pretty addition to any kitchen! For £20.48, it's available from Amazon.
	*Add extra colour to the home with a puffin* Puffin Doorstep This gorgeous puffin has a bright yellow hat and wellies and so is ready for all weathers! He'll bring cheer to every home. He's 27.5 cm tall. You can fly to the RSPB's Online Shop and buy him there for £26.99
	Something to enjoy a warm drink from Seashore puffin parade mug The RSPB has a couple of pretty puffin mugs and there's currently an offer on them, too. (You can buy 2 for £15 or buy one for £8.50.) mugs are made in the UK from delicate, bone china. All are gift boxed, and are dishwasher and microwave safe. Go to the RSPB Online Shop to take a peek! You could also look at Emma Bridgewater's "Birds" mugs which feature a Seabirds variety - there are different sizes to choose from. The Seabirds mug has a range of sea birds on it, including of course the puffin! Fly away to Emma Bridgewater's site here
	The Secret Lives of Puffins The award-winning wildlife photographer Mark Sisson has photographed puffins over several years, and this book covers the birds' life cycle, behaviour, habitats and the current and future challenges they face, with facts and anecdotes as well. As well as images to capsulate the puffins' charm, there's text written by leading wildlife writer Dominic Couzens. £20 from Foyles.
	*What about something to wear?* This puffin brooch is by Bill Skinner who has created brooches exclusively for the RSPB. They are hand-crafted in Kent and fnished beautifully with enamel and tiny Swarovski crystals. The puffin measures 2 x 3.6 cm. Just £29.99. Waddle away to the RSPB's Online Shop
	How about something to decorate the home with, such as a cushion? Zazzle.co.uk have a number of cushions featuring puffins. There's even a Keep Calm and Hug a Puffin cushion! There are puffin pillows and puffin party pillows as well, plus decorative puffin cushions. Head off to Zazzle here to see the range.
	Here's an activity to do from home - cross stitch a puffin! Puffin - Cross Stitch Kit from Amazon For those who enjoy doing cross stitch and who are also puffin and nature lovers, here's a great combination - a Puffin Cross Stitch Kit. Or, you could do the creating bit for the puffin lover in your life and give your finished version to them! For £12.84 from Amazon.