Protection area could mean brighter future for puffins on Saltee Islands
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The breeding season usually starts in late March or early April, finishing in July or August.
A new special protection area (SPA) for seabirds off the coast of Co Wexford could help to safeguard the puffin population on the uninhabited Saltee Islands, experts have said.