Wednesday 27 July 2016

Bempton Cliffs and Farne Island Trip 2016

Gary, Eddie and I made another summer trip for the Puffins on the Farne Islands.
On the way stopped of a Bempton Cliffs for a break








Then on to Berwick on Tweed for our B&B for two nights
(early morning photos)






The Next day we decided to give 
the Holy Island of Lindisfarne
a look










I was pretty quiet on the birding front
this young Stonechat was a nice surprise



Dark Green Fritillary




Five spotted Burnet 



Also Bamburgh Castle




The Last Day was the Farne Islands


Eider Duck 


Razorbill



Guillemot 




                                 Bridled Guillemot 

Razorbill



Shags


Kittiwake young


Now for my favourites 
PUFFINS








Flying in with sand eels







Puffins and people







Just Puffins















excuse me mate but have you seen my nest hole



Inner Farne and the Arctic Terns 
(don your hats)




These next three are with my wide angle lens



    This is a wide angle close up of the famous long distance Arctic Tern that was fitted with geolocators and it covered 96,000km (59,650 miles) in its journey to its winter home in the Weddell Sea before returning to the Farne Islands

    St. Cuthbert's Chapel stain glass window on Inner Farne Island