Apologies for a rather long-term lack of postings since returning from my travels.
Way back in mid-march, I moved oop north to The Farne Islands, in Northumberland, where I'm working as a Warden for the National Trust for the summer. It's been a superb season so far, it's just an amazing place, absolutely covered in birds. For example, Brownsman, the island I live on, has 1000 pairs of Arctic Terns, 10,000 pairs of Puffins and 8,000 Guillemots!!!
It's a good spot for 'real birding' too, this spring we've had 2 Red-throated Pipits, a Bluethroat and a Wryneck, along with a good sprinkling of common-ish migrants.
Here's a few pictures for now ,hopefully i'll be able to add a few here and there over the course of the summer.
Roseate Tern, not breeding unfortunately, but always nice to see
Arctic Tern, one of the massive colony around our cottage
Puffin, THE bird that people come to the islands to see
The second Red-throated Pipit, in horiffic weather back in May
Possibly the best bird of the spring. A male Bluethroat that spent a few days showing ridiculously well around the cottage
Way back in mid-march, I moved oop north to The Farne Islands, in Northumberland, where I'm working as a Warden for the National Trust for the summer. It's been a superb season so far, it's just an amazing place, absolutely covered in birds. For example, Brownsman, the island I live on, has 1000 pairs of Arctic Terns, 10,000 pairs of Puffins and 8,000 Guillemots!!!
It's a good spot for 'real birding' too, this spring we've had 2 Red-throated Pipits, a Bluethroat and a Wryneck, along with a good sprinkling of common-ish migrants.
Here's a few pictures for now ,hopefully i'll be able to add a few here and there over the course of the summer.
Roseate Tern, not breeding unfortunately, but always nice to see
Arctic Tern, one of the massive colony around our cottage
Puffin, THE bird that people come to the islands to see
The second Red-throated Pipit, in horiffic weather back in May
Possibly the best bird of the spring. A male Bluethroat that spent a few days showing ridiculously well around the cottage
