Windy last morning walk along the cliffs in Berwick-upon-Tweed with Stonechats, Meadow Pipit and Linnets - 15th May 2026

Lighthouse in the distance in front of a rough sea

Stonechat perching on a log at the edge of Little Beach

Meadow Pipit singing while standing on a log

Linnet gathering nesting material

Male Stonechat on the move while Meadow Pipit perching at the other end of the log

Male Stonechat perching on diagonal piece of wood

Young Stonechat flying towards a large log on the beach

Young Stonechat perching on the log

Pied Wagtail strolling on the beach

Female Stonechat perching at the end of a very thin stem

Male Stonechat perching on a twig on the left with the lighthouse in the distance

Male Linnet in daisy-covered grass

Goldfinch collecting nesting material from wildflowers in the grass

The male Linnet decided to come closer and perched on the top of a wooden post

then went back to collecting nesting material

Female Linnet collecting nesting material

Both Linnets collecting nesting material

Large waves were washing over the lighthouse wall

Time to go back to the holiday park, collect my luggage and walk back to the station - I had a lovely week in Berwick-upon-Tweed, visiting Seahouses, the Farnes and Holy Island and hope to be back soon

Another boat journey to the Farne Islands to see the Atlantic Puffins and Eider ducks on Inner Farne - 12th May 2026

Views from Seahouses while waiting to board the boat:

Inner Farne in the distance

and other Farne Islands and the Longstone lighthouse

Bamburgh castle on the mainland

The boat journey went past Staple Island, where many Guillemots were standing on the cliffs

Eider ducks were on rock near the landing stage on Inner Farne

This time I saw some Atlantic Puffins standing on the edge of Inner Farne

with Guillemots

or alone

Rock Pipit with food for the babies

Female Eider duck unfortunate enough to be nesting right at the edge of the boardwalk

Puffins posing amongst the white Sea Campion flowers

Another female Eider duck was sitting on rock near the edge of the island

High-stepping Puffin

Flapping Puffin

Puffins on rocks

Squawking Puffin

Lastly, a male Eider duck standing on rock near the edge of the island

Castle Vale Gardens with flowers and view of the Royal Border bridge, plus birds by the river and cliffs in Berwick-upon-Tweed - 9th May 2026

I had been to Holy Island in the morning and the bus back to Berwick-upon-Tweed was at 16.00.  It was now good weather after the rain so, on my return, I went for a short stroll in Castle Vale Gardens

There was an amazing display of Rhododendrons in the gardens

plus these lovely mauve flowers, the name of which I don't know

The Royal Border railway bridge from the viewpoint in the gardens

A multitude of Wild Garlic by the steps from Castle Vale Gardens down to the river Tweed

View of the Royal Border bridge from below by the edge of the river

I wandered further along the river and took a photo of the three bridges - two road and one railway

Very tall  brick tower in Spittal - on the opposite side of the river Tweed

and Berwick-upon-Tweed lighthouse

An Oystercatcher was feeding at low tide on the river bed

Male Linnet perching at the top of a shrub on land at the edge of Little Beach

and a male Stonechat perching in front of the wall

Female Linnet perching on a piece of wood

Two dogs running along the edge of the beach with the lighthouse in the distance

Para-glider or kite surfer had landed on the edge of the cliff

Meadow Pipit perching on a post on the cliff