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| Eider |
We left our B&B at 8:00am and made our way down to Seahouses in Northumberland. En route we tried for the Surf Scoter at Musselburgh but were limited by time and only managed to find Velvet Scoters (however, this was my birder's wife's 3rd new species of the holiday).
We arrived at Seahouses in the nick of time to board our boat for a trip round the Islands and onto Inner Farne. As per usual, the trip was fantastic with close views of Kittiwakes, Puffins, Guillemots, Razorbills, Cormorants, Eiders and Atlantic Grey Seals. Other birds seen were Gannets, Sandwich Terns, Arctic Terns, Rock Pipits, Chiff Chaff and Lesser Whitethroat..
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| Razorbill |
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| Guillemot |
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| Sandwich Tern |
The following day, we then made our way home, via Beadnell Bay (to see Little Tern) and Hauxley NR with the outside chance of Roseate Tern. Unfortunately, we saw no Roseates (as it is slightly too early in the year) but did see Common Tern and Great White Egret.
We then had a long journey home (only to see today that we missed out on a Collared Flycatcher by one day - Oh well, you can't have everything).
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