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| Ring-tail record shot - today's Hen Harrier |
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| Ringing continues - Rock Pipit (Left), Meadow Pipit (Right) |
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| Juvenile Gannet soaring over the islands (David Kinchin-Smith) |
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| Auk-tumn's here - a winter plumage Razorbill |
Tuesday 30th
September comments: September certainly went out with a bang today on the
mighty Farnes! Autumn is always an unpredictable time on the islands and today
was no exception. Just as the team on Brownsman were settling down to breakfast
there was an excited shout as a Hen
Harrier flew past the cottage window. This is a rare bird for the islands,
this being only the 17th record and the first since 2011. And the
shout was followed by an equally loud one from Inner Farne as on a morning
cetacean watch a Risso’s Dolphin was picked up in Inner Sound. This is a very
rare cetacean for the islands with only 3 previous recent records, and an impressive sight of a
dolphin that can grow up to 4 metres in length!
Come out and experience things like this for yourself – no two days are the same out here! With bird ringing demonstrations and daily cetacean watches on Inner Farne, maybe you’ll see one of these sites for yourself. What will October bring!?
Come out and experience things like this for yourself – no two days are the same out here! With bird ringing demonstrations and daily cetacean watches on Inner Farne, maybe you’ll see one of these sites for yourself. What will October bring!?
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