Alnmouth, Warkworth castle, Puffins and Terns on Coquet Island and an evening walk in Berwick-upon-Tweed - 18th June 2024

Coloured houses in Alnmouth, Northumberland

Warkworth Castle viewed from Amble harbour

Puffin and boat seen during my journey by Puffin Cruises from Amble to Coquet Island

The lighthouse on Coquet Island

No Landing allowed on the island

Atlantic Puffins lined up on top of a hut

Puffins reiterating the fact that no landing is allowed on Coquet Island!

No entry!

Cute pair of Puffins

Two pairs of Fulmars nesting on the island

Sandwich Terns on the beach at the edge of Coquet Island

Common and Sandwich Terns, Black-headed Gull and Oystercatcher on rocks near the beach

A few more Puffins watching us sail round the island

Bath time for some of the Sandwich Terns

Also some Puffins in the water

Goodbye to Coquet Island

Another view of Warkworth Castle from the edge of the river Coquet

Back in Berwick-upon-Tweed, I went for an evening stroll along the coast and saw this rabbit on the grass

Common Mergansers (Goosanders) were resting in shallow water near the beach

I saw this Merganser during a walk along the promenade to Berwick Lighthouse

Berwick-upon-Tweed and part of the old fortifications in the distance - viewed from base of the lighthouse

 

Birds, flowers and the coastal landscape during my first evening and next morning's wander around and near Berwick Holiday Park - 14th/15th June 2024

I arrived in Berwick-upon-Tweed on Friday afternoon and, after I had settled into the mobile home and had something to eat, I went for a walk along the coastal path at the edge of the park.

Some people were lucky enough to afford to be positioned on the cliff-top with a view of the sea

A Rock Pipit was perching on the fence and singing so much that it did not notice me!

Berwick-upon-Tweed lighthouse, situated at the end of a stone pier, viewed from the top of the cliffs

The holiday park perched on the cliffs

Two Common Mergansers in the foreground and, in the far distance, the white triangular shape of the Emmanuel Head Daymark at the end of Holy Island

Closer view of the lighthouse

Male Pied Wagtail on the beach

For a moment, a distant fishing boat was lit up by the late evening sun

Cornflowers growing near the holiday park - seen during a walk into Berwick-upon-Tweed the next morning

I love Foxgloves - growing in the same area on the way into town

Male Pheasant checking out which mobile home he should choose!