Black Guillemot
Over the last week we have had a Black Guillemot lingering around the Inner Farne and every time I've tried to see it, it decides to hide. I even popped out the other morning to see if I could find it but without any success. I thought my chance had gone as it was not seen for a few days, [...]
Beautiful Day
It was a beautiful day today which feels really nice to say. The Islands were buzzing with activity today, with birds flying around, grooming themselves, preparing their nests, mating and when you have weather like today it makes it even more special. We saw lots of Purple Sandpipers and Turnstones today which is really nice to see. We also saw [...]
Bath Time
Now I know I said I would blog alot more but I need to be out and about around the Farne Islands to get something to blog about. This has been the worst start to a season we have had for many years, and if it's not been strong winds it's been heavy rain that has stopped play it's been [...]
Puffin Pictures
The weather has been a bit up and down over the last few weeks and we have missed a lot of days due to bad weather. I know it's my lively hood and you have to take the rough with the smooth, but when I see some of the people's faces when I tell them we will not be going [...]
The season starts
The season starts on the 1st April and all of the Rangers have now arrived and have been preparing the Islands ready for the boats and visitors to enjoy the breeding season. We have been operating all winter and had some fantastic trips but we had our boats have been inspected by the MCA today, and this gives the boats [...]
Guillemots steal the show.
Its has been amazing week so far with flat calm sea's and beautiful sunshine and I just hope it continues to be honest. All the boats are now painted and ready for the season to get started. I know I've been out all winter but it's just nice to see the sun shining and the birds coming back. The Guillemots [...]
First Puffin of the year.
Last Sunday I was on a trip around the Islands with a few customers and a good friend. It was a beautiful day and the seas were calm and as I looked at my friend I could see the smile on his face as we approached the Islands as their were thousands of Guillemots everywhere. This is just what he [...]
Guillies Galore
As it was the kids holidays this week I was prepared with warm clothes for my long day's at sea, then I sat down to look at the forecast........Yes you guessed it...Strong Winds. On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday we had our first real northerly winds since Easter last year. Yes we have had a few winds before that, but not [...]
The Last 2 Weeks
I have been out around the Farne Islands every weekend for the last couple of weeks and to be honest it has been very quite. Last weekend I did see over 100+ Guilliemots feeding on the water beside Staple Island and about 12 Razorbills also feeding at the south end of the Longstone Island, but this weekend I only saw [...]
January 2012 Friday 13th
I'm not really superstitious but I just hate Friday 13th. My dad passed away some years ago and that was the 13th and on January 13th I was woken at 3am with my house on fire. The whole family got out safe and sound, but the house has seen better day's. This is one one of the main reasons I [...]