Woody the dog switches his detection skills from ferrets to rats in a bid to save Rathlin's birds.

Ferrets and rats pose a grave risk to puffins and other seabirds who breed on Rathlin Island every year.

A census suggests the population has stabilised following the outbreak, with numbers up by 15%.

The reserve, off the coast at Amble, now has five species of seabird on the red list of concern.

Two puffins, eight Razorbills and a group of Fulmars on the headland near Plemont have disappeared.

Both birds were spotted near or on an island off the Northumberland coast.

There are fears birds like puffins face "catastrophic" consequences from the stuck lifeboat.

Expert guides will help visitors spot the colourful birds at one of Britain's biggest colonies.