more Farne Islands

With some delay, more images from one of the richest seabird-colony's along the North Sea. The Farne Islands is a group of several small island and some of them are open to the public. The short walk on the island is impressive, as 1000's of Puffin, Guillemot, Kittiwake and Arctic Tern breed here and can be viewed from close distance.

Arctic Terns breed everywhere, including the footpath

and they will attack you to defend their nest

they breed everywhere

Puffins, also everywhere!

stunning birds!

close views of Guillemot and Shag

image with standard lens

Sandwich Tern colony

Arctic Tern

also

Razorbill

a pair of Roseate Terns was present again this year (a rare and endangered species)

Roseate Tern in flight

more later!:-)