Baleric Beauty
I heard this morning that their were loads of Manx Shearwaters near the Farnes and I thought to myself that I should go out and have a look before the day starts, but things never go to plan and I got delayed so there was no chance I was going to make it out and back in time. After kicking [...]
Not 1 but 5 Minke’s
We popped out the other day to try and find some Minke Whales and boy did we. We had not been long out of the harbour when we encountered a very large Minke right beside the boat. As we followed it along another pop up on the other side of the boat. At first we thought it was the same [...]
Whale of a time
I left the harbour a couple of weeks ago and noticed a Minki Whale just outside the harbour entrance. This was a small Minki, about a 1 year old I think as it was very curious and came right up to the boat and even nudging the side of the hull. After looking at me for a few moments it [...]
Harbour Pospoise
I got a few Harbour Porpoise pictures over the last few days and we are now starting to see them nearly everyday. We have seen this one with the nick in the fin a few years running now and noticed a young one with them to. It's always quite in June as it's their breeding season and you might see [...]
Razorbill Bully
We were in the middle of the trip the other day when Andy (my crewman) noticed a Razorbill having a go at a Jumpling (Guillemot Chick) At first we thought the jumpling had just got mixed up between a Razorbill and a Guillemot but as we watched it the Razorbill was really having a go at it. The poor little [...]
Minki Whale
The season has been good so far for all the seabirds with some great surprises. A Blue Fulmar passed Staple Island, the arrival of the Bridled Tern was and still is amazing, and just when we thought it could not be beat, I received a text from a friend to say that he had just seen a Fea's Petrel at [...]
Bridled Tern
Well what a mad few day's it been. I have never had so many phone calls in my life and have never been so tired but it was well worth it as I have been blessed by this beauty of a bird. I have also met some really nice people on this roller coaster ride and I hope they enjoyed [...]
Bridled Tern on Inner Farne!
Northumberland's fifth ever Bridled Tern was found by NT warden Will Smith this afternoon and we ferried over 20 birders out to twitch the beast tonight. The first boat to arrive and land birders and the tern was on the rocks by the landing jetty just waiting to greet us, superb. It put on a great show for all the [...]
Jumpling Time
Over the last few days I have noticed gaps in the rocks from were all the Jumplings (Guillemots Chicks) have been. On our Sunset Cruises the noise has been defining, from the Dad's calling the jumplings and the mothers encouraging the chicks to jump, hence the name Jumplings. It is a fantastic sight to witness. These tiny birds taking that [...]
Yellow-billed Bridled Guillemot
I know I have done something like this post before but I would love to know how old this Guillemot is as it's a good few years now that I have seen it in the same place. Every year when all the Guillemots get settled I keep on scanning the same area to see if it's still in the same [...]