Bearded Seal
A rare Arctic Bearded Seal was found along a stretch of Beadnell Bay today. There have been no more than a handful of records of this species in English Waters in the last 100 years. Our next Water, Wildlife & Walking trip on 27th May with Northumbrian Wildlife Tours will offer a unique opportunity to see this rare seal if [...]
Lucky Lad
As I left the house early on Wednesday morning to move the boat out of the harbour because of the low tide I decided to go to The Kettle at The Inner Farne to anchor up. After cleaning the boat I got the opportunity to have a look around the Inner Farne. I grabbed my camera and jumped aboard the zodiac and headed over to the island. As I sat [...]
Hard Hat
Well it's Hard Hat time as those Arctic Terns are now starting to dive bomb. They have lots of eggs spread all over the walk way as you head up to the top of the island. If anyone is going to the islands over the next month or two please be careful were you put your feet as we don't want [...]
Puffin Update
Now i know we all need the rain to water our gardens, grow the crops and help our birds but at this time of the year i just do not want the rain at all. Its those little Puffins that are worrying me at the moment, with the heavy showers we have had over the last few days our Puffins [...]
April Update
We had our first Shag chick hatched on The Inner Farne Lighthouse cliff on April 29th, now a clutch of 3 in one of our earliest nests. With the first eggs hatched, lots more will continue to follow. At least 2 Mallard clutches have hatched, with 1 clutch of 7 ducklings seen on The Inner Farne pond. The Eiders are [...]
Guillemots Egg
On Thursday it was just beautiful day and as the sun glistened of the water and everyone started to put their suncream on, the Kittiwakes were hoping for a little bit of shade, but there was not going to be much chance of that. Along the same cliff face we noticed that an egg was just sitting there on its own. At first [...]
Amazing April
Well its been just a pleasure to be out on the sea, around The Farne Islands over the last few weeks. We had a few days of fog which was very frustrating, but other than that we can't complain at all. The Puffins are busy flying back and forward gathering nesting materials for their burrows. Lots of Shags are still building their nests but [...]
Weird Bridled Guillemot
We have had beautiful weather over the last few days and it looks to continue for a while. On one of trips we encountered a weird Guillemot. As i was doing my speech along the west cliff face at the Brownsman Island i noticed a Bridled Guillemot with a yellow bill. I quickly grabbed my camera and rushed to the side of the [...]
Just Another Day in a Seabird Paradise
With Britain's eighth Black Scoter lazing off the beach north of Bamburgh we're expecting a few extra visitors over the weekend. With calm seas and many birds back at The Farnes there is plenty to keep them occupied if they decide on a trip across. Today's calm seas offered exceptional views and steady photo opportunities from the catamaran as we [...]
Things are starting to settle.
Well its been a lovely day at The Farnes today, even though the S.E. Wind picked up towards the end. The Puffins are coming back in the thousands and yesterday we saw 2 pairs at the Wideopens and a pair at Gun Rock mating in the water. One pair were at it so much that they did not care one [...]