Imagine setting sail on a serene morning, raindrops cascading from the heavens, unsure of what the day holds. Such was the experience of the staff of Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours on their much-anticipated staff outing. Little did they know that their early morning adventure would unfold into a remarkable journey, filled with surprises, wildlife … Read more
It feels like ages since I blogged so I thought I would pull my finger out and get one posted. Its all gone quite at the Farnes now and even all the Kittiwakes are leaving, but at this time of the year you get to see the Fulmars in all their glory as they use … Read more
Continued from the Not 1 but 5 Minke Whale blog… We headed a little further out after seeing the last Minke and we passed 2 Sooty Shearwaters a few more Manx Shearwaters and then nothing. We only saw a few passing Gannets but that was it, until we had 2 White Beaked Dolphins arrive from … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
I could not help myself today and I decided to go out again to see all the birds. With a handful of guests and a friend to join me we went out in search of the rare bird or a Minkie Whale. On the way out we could see thousands of Gannets in the sky … Read more
Continued from Part 1 When we get back onto the Helicopter I will get the pilot to have a look around for you and if we see anything we will give you a call on channel 67. I thanked him kindly and off they went. They were only away a few seconds when he shouted on … Read more
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 … Read more
The morning started just fine today as the second we got out of the harbour we saw 2 Great Northern Divers fly south over the boat and then a little bit further on 10 baby Guillemots feeding in the water just before the islands. As we arrived to the islands and i was just about … Read more
