Showing posts with label eider ducks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eider ducks. Show all posts

Thursday, 4 June 2026

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



Saturday, 19 July 2025

Flowers in Berwick-upon-Tweed and Eider ducks, Puffins and Arctic Terns in Seahouses/Farne Islands - 10th June 2025

I spent a week in Berwick-upon-Tweed in June and, in the early afternoon while waiting for my accommodation to be ready, I went for a short walk near the holiday park

Lovely Foxgloves were growing in front of a stone wall

Bright red Snapdragons amongst greenery

The next morning I visited Castle Vale Park as I had time to spare before catching the bus to Seahouses
Beautiful Candelabra Primroses were growing near the top of the steps down to the river

A rather splendid tall Foxglove amongst the shrubs

View of the Royal Border railway bridge from Castle Vale Park

On arrival in Seahouses, I went to the harbour.  A male Eider duck was standing on rocks below the harbour wall.

There was also a young male Eider duck wandering around on the rocks

I went on a boat trip round the Farne Islands.  A seal was swimming around near one of the Farnes.

Longstone lighthouse in the distance

Atlantic Puffin peering down from the edge of a cliff on one of the islands

There were many groups of Atlantic Puffins on Inner Farne, where we landed for just one hour





This Puffin had a beak full of sand eels

The Arctic Terns were in attack mode due to nesting at the edge of the boardwalk

Our boat moored just off Inner Farne for the hour we were on the island

Close view of an Arctic Tern while waiting for our boat to return to the island

Puffins in flight and standing/sitting on the edge of Inner Farne - viewed as the boat was leaving

Back at Seahouses I had some spare time to fill before getting the bus back to Berwick-upon-Tweed so I wandered round the edge of the harbour where a male Eider duck was resting

There were several female Eiders in the same area.  This one was preening her feathers.

Another nearby female was wandering around with three fluffy little Eider ducklings

The ducklings knew no fear and wandered right up to me and my shadow!

 









Friday, 26 July 2024

Second visit to see the Puffins and other birds on Inner Farne - 20th June 2024

I was getting the bus from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Seahouses and arrived at the station a little early, so I went for a short walk in the nearby park while I was waiting.

View of the Royal Border railway bridge from a bench behind a beautiful rose bush



When in Seahouses, I had time to spare before the boat sailed and saw these Eider ducks in the shallow water near the harbour




View of Inner Farne from Seahouses

We sailed past Staple Island


and the Longstone Lighthouse

Guillemots flying past the boat

and on the rocks

and in the water

Arctic Terns were perching on the rocks at the edge of Inner Farne

One Artic Tern had a Sand Eel in its beak

The island was full of Atlantic Puffins



This Puffin was waiting to cross the human's boardwalk





Puffins were everywhere!










 

Terns were nesting at the edge of the boardwalk near the landing stage on Inner Farne - and attacked people as they arrived and left.  We were told to wear a hat or hood.  I also got pecked - and it hurt!