Burhou (pronounced bu-ROO) is a small island approximately 1.4 miles (2.25 km) northwest of Alderney that's part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a bird sanctuary, so landing there's banned from March 15 to July 27. The island's wildlife includes a colony of puffins (declining in numbers) and large numbers of rabbits. It has no landing stage as such, but visitors use a small inlet. In rough weather it may be impossible to land. The Guernsey botanist E.D. Marquand ca… (More on Burhou)