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| Ferry route to mainland |
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| Carraig Fhada |
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| Lagavulin distillery |
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| Ardbeg distillery |
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| Gannet |
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| Guillemots |
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| Boat |
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| Sparkling sea and hazy hills |
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| Laphroaig distillery |
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| Gannet |
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| Great Northern Diver |
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| View from the bow of the ferry |
Showing posts with label Guillemot. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Guillemot. Show all posts
Saturday, 21 May 2016
Ferry to Mainland
Dodging the pouring rain to get to Port Ellen and the ferry trip back to the mainland. The rain cleared eventually but then clouded over later on.
2 hours of fresh sea air.
Saturday, 7 May 2016
Ferry to Islay
Up at 0345, a car full of stuff, 6 hours on the road, 2 hours on a ferry, then another hour across Islay and we're on holiday.
Very murky and hazy weather but at least it's not raining.
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| Ferry route |
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| Foam from the ferry |
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| The Paps of Jura in the haze |
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| Gannet |
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| The first of many, many Song Thrushes |
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| Gill on the ferry |
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| Murky view from the ferry |
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| Men at work |
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| Port Askaig |
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| Black Guillemot |
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| Young Great Northern Diver |
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| Guillemots and a Razorbill about to be swamped by the ferry |
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| Shag |
Tuesday, 9 June 2015
Skomer
The big one for the week, a boat ride over to Skomer to see the Puffins. Turn up a bit before 9am to find the car park almost completely full, a queue snaking into the ticket office and loads of people. End up getting the 1130 boat over (very cramped with 50 people on a small boat). After the introduction by the warden we start snapping away.
Puffins flying around everywhere, walking around the grass watching us, and huge flocks out on the sea. Much smaller path than on Ramsey, it's a bit like being on a conveyer belt at times, this is necessary as there are so many nests in the ground. Sun shining far too bright again but there's nothing we can do about that.
This will be a Puffin-heavy post, in hindsight we should have headed back to the landing steps earlier, as there are lots of Guillemot and Razorbills nesting near the steps with very good views. We were photographing like crazy while rushing down to the boat.
Gulls are a constant menace to the Puffin and Manx Shearwater on the island. Stealing food from the Puffin and predating on the Shearwaters (hence they only come out at night). The gulls also nest on the island, making it sound like you're next to a rubbish dump all the time.
The wind picked up so the boat ride back was a little wobbly. Gill got soaked! We both had a good rest and our lunch (at about 4pm) back on solid ground.
Puffins flying around everywhere, walking around the grass watching us, and huge flocks out on the sea. Much smaller path than on Ramsey, it's a bit like being on a conveyer belt at times, this is necessary as there are so many nests in the ground. Sun shining far too bright again but there's nothing we can do about that.
This will be a Puffin-heavy post, in hindsight we should have headed back to the landing steps earlier, as there are lots of Guillemot and Razorbills nesting near the steps with very good views. We were photographing like crazy while rushing down to the boat.
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| Skomer route and ferry |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffins |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin flapping |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin with fish |
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| Puffin with fish (strolling back from the shops) |
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| Puffin with fish |
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| Puffins nuzzling |
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| Puffin with fish |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin |
Gulls are a constant menace to the Puffin and Manx Shearwater on the island. Stealing food from the Puffin and predating on the Shearwaters (hence they only come out at night). The gulls also nest on the island, making it sound like you're next to a rubbish dump all the time.
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| Lesser Black-backed Gull |
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| Flying Puffins |
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| The Dale Princess or "Sardine Tin" |
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| Flying Puffin |
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| Puffin |
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| Razorbill |
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| Guillemot |
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| Guillemot |
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| "P" for "Puffin" |
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| Puffin disputes |
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| Puffin with fish |
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| Puffin |
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| Razorbill |
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| Puffin |
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| Flying Puffin |
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| Guillemot Colony |
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| Puffin |
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| Puffin |
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| Pair of Puffin |
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| Wildflowers all over the island |
The wind picked up so the boat ride back was a little wobbly. Gill got soaked! We both had a good rest and our lunch (at about 4pm) back on solid ground.
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