Luecistic Shag
We have seen the wonderful Shag around the islands a lot lately but we have not been able to get a really close look until yesterday and today. It is not as laid back as other shags and seems to be a little bit on edge the closer you get, and I can totally understand why, as its a beauty [...]
Sunset and Storms
Its taken a long time, but on Tuesday and Thursday evening during our sunset cruises, we had the best sunsets of the year and to top that off we had flat calm seas, good company and we watched the last of the jumplings take that leap of faith. I didn't want to go home as I was enjoying myself so [...]
Kittiwakes
It will not be long now until the end of the breeding season but for now we are enjoying the chicks grow and leave the islands until they return. I love watching the Kittiwake chicks grow to big for their nests and sometimes its just to much for the parents and the chicks to be on the same nest but [...]
Guillemots Gone
Well it will not be long before all the seabirds are gone and that will be it until next year. At the moment the Guillemots are the ones that have gone first and I don't think it will be long before the other seabirds will follow. When you look at some of the cliff faces its totally bare and you [...]
Bottlenose Dolphins Videos
I have put together a couple of Bottlenose Dolphins clips that myself and Andy was fortunate enough to capture a few weeks ago. The dolphins were just outside the harbour and slowly moving south towards Beadnell, so we had an hour before we had to pick our first guests. The second to left the harbour we were greeted by them [...]
Luecistic Guillemot
On Wednesday the 15th June, Andy (my crewman) spotted a Luecistic Guillemot on the cliff at Brownsman Island. Andy got himself all excited that he could not get his words out but he was pointing to the area where the bird was and that's I saw it. I my word, what a beauty. I have never seen a luecistic guillemot [...]
Time to Jump
Well it's that time of the year again as the Guillemot chicks are starting to jump. On Tuesday evening, during our sunset cruise we watched the chicks take that leap of faith of the cliff faces and into the water. I know I have said this before but for those who don't know or those who are new to this [...]
Bottlenose Dolphins
I have never blogged about the dolphins so far this year as we have seen them loads and I thought that everyone might get a bit bored of hearing about them. While on the boat the other day someone asked me if we had seen the dolphins this year. When I replied yes, they said well why have you not [...]
Serenity 3
We are pleased to announce that we have eventually got another catamaran and she's called Serenity III. She is a smaller version of Serenity II but good things come in small bundles. She has been in the boat yard for sometime now, but she is eventually home in Seahouses harbour were she belongs and ready to take our guests out [...]
It must be love….
Sometimes you see things around the islands and you have to take a second look. I noticed a pair of shags enjoying each others company on the edge of the cliff face and it caught my attention.... Ahhh and before you say pervert or a pair of shags, shagging it was nothing like that at all. It was more than [...]