The Little Egret comes and goes
The Little Egret has been coming and going for a little while now but it's great to see at the islands. I found out the other day that the area that we have been seeing it has a little fresh water pond on the top but because it's in a dip we can't see it from the boat. I wonder [...]
Strong Winds
Well it's blowing a hooly up here today. I chickened out today and decided today would a good day for jobs at home. Yeah I know I'm a wimp, as Shirley Reed @maniccollie put to me on Twitter. I must be getting wiser or older more like it. As the Lads and Lady (Becky) including Will battle it out on the Islands, [...]
Female Peregrine
With strong west winds today we only got out for one trip, but it was worth it as we were given a beautiful display from a female Peregrine flying around Staple Island. She was standing on Kittiwake's nest with the sun baking on her. After watching her for a while we decided to keep going and we would come back later and have another [...]
A Mixed Week.
On Thursday there was an old converted dutch barge moored at the islands. She was called The Spirit of Loch Ness and was built in 1930. She looked well for her age. I found out that she has been working as a Luxury Hotel for the last 10 years in the Caledonian Canal. The day itself was very overcast but [...]
Bonxie
A single Bonxie flew past the bow of the boat this morning as we were going towards Longstone Island to see the seals and all the waders. This is the first time this bird have been close enough for me to get a picture. We have had a good few passing over the last few weeks but it was nice to see one so [...]
Little Egret
As I passed Longstone Island on Monday I spotted a Little Egret resting on the grass beside Sunderland Hole, which is where Grace Darling and her Father launched their boat. As the tides are big at the moment, and it was near high tide I could get a good look at the bird. The only problem I had was trying to keep [...]
Typical Bank Holiday Weather
Well you can tell it was Bank Holiday Weekend as the weather changed and the wind picked up. We never got out on Sunday but made it out today. We only did 2 trips as the tide was getting high and we would have lost our shelter from the Islands. It was like seals city today as all the seals [...]
Over 100 White Beaked Dolpins
On a trip out a few weeks ago a customer said that he had over 100 Dolphins following him and he had put it on You Tube. When I seen the video I could not believe it so I had to let you all see it to.He seen them about 5am in the morning as he was sailing back from [...]
600+ Golden Plovers on Longstone Island
Just a few pictures of the Golden Plovers that have been on the Longstone Island lately. I also saw a Mallard with some chicks which seem to be very late.
Arrivals
As a charter skipper I want calm seas, sunny and lots of birds but if I got that all the time I would be god. In the real world I have to put up with the British weather. Now its not very often I say this but we could do with a little South East, East or North East wind [...]