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Lost Berries

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On a sunny morning at Puffin Rock, young Una plays hide and seek with her baby brother Baba and notices new puffins arriving from across the world. She meets Isabelle, a young puffin whose family had to leave their home, and her friend Phoenix the golden pheasant. After Isabelle's parents fly off to help other puffins, Una and her family work to help Isabelle feel welcome, and the day ends with a moonlit lullaby for Baba.

Back to the Pond

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On Puffin Rock at night, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba wake their parents to investigate a noise and find a lost frog trying to reach the pond. The family walks the frog across the dark island, singing a song and pointing out stars along the way, with a warm narrator adding facts about frogs and the night sky. They reach the pond to find many frogs gathered for spring, and the frog is finally home. The parents then guide the sleepy pufflings back to their burrow for the night.

The Fallen Rocks

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On a calm Irish island, the young puffin Una and her baby brother Baba discover that fallen rocks have trapped their neighbour Bernie inside his grotto. Una gathers Mae the rabbit, Mossy the shrew and even the red crabs, and after a shaky start works out a plan so each animal moves rocks in the way they do best. Together they clear the pile and free Bernie, who happily heads straight back into his cave. A narrator guides the events and closes by praising the friends for their hard work.

Homesick Hoglet

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On the Irish island of Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba meet a lost baby hedgehog they call Spikey. Together they search burrows, hedges, undergrowth and a tree stump for his mama, briefly crossing paths with a grumpy fox along the way. When Baba wanders off, Oona sets out to find him too. In the end Spikey is reunited with Mama Hedgehog and the puffins head home to Mama Puffin.

Silky and the Octopus

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On a calm Irish island, a young puffin named Una and her seal friend Silky explore an underwater lagoon and follow a pod of dolphins. When Silky is startled by a strange eight-armed creature that vanishes in a black cloud, they visit the older seal Bernie, who explains that it was an octopus. Reassured that the octopus was more scared than she was, Silky returns with Una to see it properly. The octopus gives them a little wave, and the narrator notes that every day is an adventure on Puffin Rock.

The Salmon Leap

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On the island of Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her friend Adam invite the owl Otto to the waterfall to watch salmon leap upstream at sunrise. First the little owlets Pip and Pop, and Oona's baby brother Baba, must be settled to sleep, so the friends try soft bedding, a game and counting sheep without success. They finally realise the owlets stayed awake because no one said goodnight, and once tucked in the babies drift off. The friends rush to the waterfall and just catch the salmon leaping before the sun climbs too high.

The Great Gull

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On Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba set out to play but keep being blocked by mischievous seagulls. When a large gull threatens a lone baby seagull, Oona decides to help by bringing the other seagulls back. The flock bands together to chase the big gull off, and the baby seagull is kept safe. Puffins and gulls, who usually keep their distance, end up thanking each other.

Babasitting

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On a spring day on Puffin Rock, little puffling Baba discovers a hibernating hedgehog and decides to stay beside it until it wakes. His older sister Una and their rabbit friend May take turns checking on him while exploring worms, frogspawn and new flowers around the island. May offers to babysit so Una can play, and everyone slowly understands that Baba wants the hedgehog to enjoy spring with them. By evening the hedgehog stirs and the family gathers to enjoy the season together.

The Puffin Way

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On a sunny morning at Puffin Rock, young puffin Una and her family enjoy the outdoors while baby Baba treasures a buttercup flower that keeps getting lost. Guided by her parents, Una learns 'the puffin way' of moving slowly and carefully to fetch the flower back without waking a sleeping hedgehog, dodging seagulls, or disturbing a napping fox. Her fast rabbit friend May offers a lively contrast along the way. The day ends with the family reunited at their burrow, sharing the buttercup together.

Bernie and the Bee

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On a hot summer day on Puffin Rock, a young puffin named Oona and her little brother Baba discover that a bee is trapped in Bernie's seaside grotto. Guided by Bernie, they set off across the meadow to gather the most colourful, sweet-smelling flowers so the weak, hungry bee can feed on nectar. Along the way they meet Mossy the pygmy shrew and work through a few flower mix-ups. They bring back the right bloom, the bee drinks, regains its energy and flies free.

Find the Owls

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On Puffin Rock, the puffling Oona and her playful little brother Baba set out with Mossy the shrew for a food hunt, then meet Otto, a young owl searching for his hidden brother and sister so he can finally sleep. The friends team up, each using a different animal skill, and follow a trail of owl pellets through the meadows and burrows. After several false alarms, mostly caused by Baba stopping to play, they find Pip and Pop fast asleep in the long grass. Otto can rest and Mossy can go and eat, while Baba is ready to keep playing.

Mossy's Flea

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On Puffin Rock, puffins Una and Baba join Mossy the pygmy shrew, three owlets and Mae the rabbit for a play date in a secret den. Mossy's flea, Fred, keeps making him scratch and smell, so one by one the friends leave the den, and the noise outside wakes Flynn the grumpy fox. Mossy saves the day by making Fred jump onto Flynn, which makes her laugh instead of stay cross. He then lets the flea go for Una's sake, and the whole group, fox included, ends up playing together.

Dinner at Bernie's

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On a warm afternoon on Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba set out to help Bernie the hermit crab prepare a feast for a visiting lady crab friend. They gather food across the island with the pine marten Mossy, whose earlier theft of the crabs' berries brings the crabs after them, until Mossy apologises and everyone shares. The gathered feast is lost, so the children bring Bernie a piece of bark instead, which delights him. The episode ends with Bernie and his friend sharing a quiet sunset dinner.

The Dung Beetle

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On a calm afternoon on Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona struggles to learn digging while her baby brother Baba spots a dung beetle. The two follow the beetle as it rolls its dung ball home across the dunes, over a river and through the meadow before its food dries out. When the beetles still need to dig their nest, Oona overcomes her earlier discouragement and digs the hole for them. She finishes proud of both the beetle and her own new skill, ready to tell Mama and Papa.

Oona's Fishing Trip

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On a windy day on Puffin Rock, young puffin Una joins her Papa on her first big fishing trip while Mama rests an injured wing at the burrow. Baba, the baby brother, is given the job of caring for Mama and quietly tidies the bedding and makes her a blanket. Una learns to take deep breaths and dive, escapes some seaweed, loses a fish to a seagull, then brings home her own catch. The family ends the day together sharing a fish supper.

Spot the Ladybird

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On a spring day on Puffin Rock, young Una feels unwell and must stay home while her baby brother Baba goes ladybird spotting with friends Mossy and May. When they realise Una cannot join them, they decide to bring a ladybird to her instead, and Baba quietly gathers wildflowers so one will land on him. Papa keeps Una company at home with a story until she feels better. The episode ends with Baba proudly presenting Una a twenty-two-spotted ladybird he attracted with his flowers.

The Meteor Shower

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On a night on Puffin Rock, young puffin Una and her family and friends set out to watch the August meteor shower together. Along the way they gather hedgehogs, owls and others heading for the sand dunes, while a narrator explains how shooting stars are made. When Una learns her friend Silky is too worried to come, she leaves the show to reassure her and offers to stay by her side. Silky joins them, the friends welcome her with a berry, and the whole island watches the meteor shower together.

The Dragonfly Display

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On a quiet Irish island, young puffin Oona and her family gather with Otto to watch a dragonfly flying display. The dragonflies are too cold to fly at first, so everyone waits while the little ones grow impatient and baby Baba drifts toward a waterfall, where Otto catches him. After thinking they missed the show, the group finally sees the dragonflies perform their acrobatics. The episode ends with the friends delighted by the display and long closing credits.

Silky's New Friend

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On the Irish island of Puffin Rock, the seal pup Silky is thrilled about her new friend Clementine, who turns out to be a small clam. Her puffin friend Oona doubts what makes an ordinary clam special, but when Clementine disappears in the ocean the two search the coral reef together. Along the way they learn how clams bury themselves in the sand to escape seagulls, and Oona comes to see the clam's cleverness. They find Clementine and introduce her to Bernie and baby Baba, ending on the idea that even the smallest creatures can be amazing.

The First Snow

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On a snowy morning on Puffin Rock, young puffin Una and her baby brother Baba see snow for the first time and play with their animal friends. When a snowstorm blows in, Baba grows cold and is briefly lost, so the animals band together and follow Mossy to shelter. They all make it back to the warm burrow, where Baba finally gets his breakfast. A narrator guides the story from the family waking to the cozy reunion at home.

Oona's Cave

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Young puffin Oona sets off to practice building her own burrow on the beach, wanting to do it alone like a grown-up puffin. When Mossy the shrew accidentally squashes it, Oona is upset and goes looking for a quiet cave to try again. Feeling bad, Mossy and Silky the seal pup make a plan and build her a new burrow, then bring her back. Oona forgives them, and the friends end the day sliding down the dunes together.

Just Like Mama

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On a bright day on Puffin Rock, puffins Mama and Una set off to gather seaweed while baby Baba and Papa stay behind to guard the burrow from lurking seagulls. Along the way Mama and Una jump on seaweed and race a dogfish, and Una discovers that a large great blackback gull is what has scared the other birds from the cliff. Mama confronts the gull and drives it off, keeping her puffling safe and letting the seagulls return. The family reunites at the burrow, having each done their part.

Diving Deeper

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Young puffin Una practises her diving on the pebbly beach while her baby brother Baba looks for a special pebble to help. When Una tries a deeper dive she cannot reach the pebble and feels everyone is watching, so her friend Silky the seal joins her and helps her spot it. Una takes a deep breath, dives down herself, and brings the pebble back up. The friends cheer, and the episode ends with the idea that it was good friend practice too.

A Day Out

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After a storm leaves their burrow waterlogged, a puffin family spends the day out on their Irish coastal island while it dries. Guided by a warm narrator, they play hide-and-seek, cross stepping stones by the pond, visit their sheep friend Mossy, and accidentally hide in a fox's den. Each small adventure passes calmly with the parents and children together. At the end they fly home to their now dry burrow.

Owl School

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On the coastal island of Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona and her baby brother Baba stumble onto the owls' flying school run by Otto. They try each owl lesson in turn, hunting, silent flying, night vision and the head swivel, and discover puffins simply cannot do what owls do. When a puffling drifts toward the water, Oona swoops in to help. The episode ends with the owls wanting to learn puffin skills instead, and the narrator noting that puffins and owls are each incredible in their own way.

A Hot Day

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On a hot day on Puffin Rock, baby puffin Baba grabs a tuft of fur that turns out to belong to Flynn the fox. Oona decides it must go back and, with the sleepy shrew Mossy and Baba, follows a trail of fur to Flynn's empty den. Finding fur everywhere, Oona grows worried and searches until Flynn appears, perfectly fine, and explains she has simply been shedding her coat and cooling off with a swim. The friends end the day splashing in the water together.

A Summer Visitor

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On the Irish island of Puffin Rock, young puffin Oona befriends Chloe, an arctic tern visiting for the summer, and shows her around the burrows, dunes and beach while introducing her to family and animal neighbours. A narrator weaves in facts about how terns migrate across the world each year. Over sunny days and a sleepover, the friends grow close. When Chloe must leave, the two exchange feathers and part with the reassurance that she will return next summer.

Lamb Chase

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On a calm Irish coastal island, the puffling Oona and her baby brother Baba meet a lamb that seems to have wandered away from its mother. Guided by a warm narrator, Oona decides to walk the lamb back to the meadow, but the lamb keeps leading Baba on playful detours around the island. In the end they discover the mother sheep was hidden in the tall grass the whole time, so the lamb was never truly lost. The lamb reunites with its mum while Oona and Baba look on.

Mossy Impossible

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On a bright afternoon at Puffin Rock, the young puffin Una gets tangled in sea debris at the shore, near the cliff where unfriendly seagulls live. Her friend Mossy the pygmy shrew and the stoat Bernie work to free her, with Mossy climbing a cliff, swimming a lagoon and even riding on a puffin's back to fetch Una's parents. The puffins cut through the debris with their bills, and Una is freed just as the seagulls come back. The episode ends with Una safe and Mossy earning a rest after his effort.

A Special Seashell

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On the Irish island of Puffin Rock, young puffin Una sets out to find shiny shells to cheer up her little brother Baba, who is home sick. With her friend Silky and help from Bernie the shell expert, she gathers shells, but a group of seagulls carries off her hidden collection. Back home, the one plain spiral shell she has left turns out to be special, letting Baba hear the ocean and finally fall asleep. The episode closes with a bedtime scene and family credits.