Visiting the Farne Islands

[DOXHOPE]

I was lucky enough to get on the Islands to photograph the seal pups in Novemeber..fantastic day

[Africa]

I just wanted to thank everybody for their encouragement. We visited the Farne islands yesterday: the first sunny day in the week and it was fantastic. The puffins were still at sea but we got close views of grey seals, shags, kittiwakes and others. I wasn't expecting beaches full of seals outside the pupping season so that was a bonus.
A big highlight was the Eiders at Seahouses. They are as tame as mallards, so the kids like to save the bread crusts to feed them in the morning, and have named several of them.
The wildlife is also great on the coast and we had some great walks. We want to come back at peak breeding season another year.

[pressld2]

I love the eiders in Seahouses too. Neil and I detoured there for an hour or so on our way home from the Cairngorms just to see them. Cracking birds and, as you've found, very approachable. If you ever get the chance to visit in late May or early June they should have ducklings.

Dave P.

[DOXHOPE]

Originally Posted by Africa

I just wanted to thank everybody for their encouragement. We visited the Farne islands yesterday: the first sunny day in the week and it was fantastic. The puffins were still at sea but we got close views of grey seals, shags, kittiwakes and others. I wasn't expecting beaches full of seals outside the pupping season so that was a bonus.
A big highlight was the Eiders at Seahouses. They are as tame as mallards, so the kids like to save the bread crusts to feed them in the morning, and have named several of them.
The wildlife is also great on the coast and we had some great walks. We want to come back at peak breeding season another year.

Pleased you enjoyed it and profited from soem of the information you asked for before you went,
If you are coming up again at at what would be considered to be more productive times for wildlife, you MUST start a little further down the coast at Amble, tak a boat trip to Coquet Island, where there is a very larg colony of roseate terns, then travel north to Craster, and Dunstanbough Casltle, then the Farnes, and a bit further up, Eyemouth harbour, the kids will have a great day feeding seals there, which almost come to tpouching distance, and you can feed them..then if you have tiem, the Bass Rock, one of the biggest colonies of nesting Northern gannets..you might need more time though, please you enjoyed your trip to the "wild lands"

[Africa]

Thank you for the tips Doxhope. We will definitely be back soon, and the feeding seals at Eyemouth sounds wonderful!

[DOXHOPE]

My pleasure