Had a trip to the Farne Islands today with family to celebrate the passing of another year - (well really that day is next week). Our 7 year old grandson was with us for his first visit since he was a babe in arms and he was really excited for the trip and thoroughly enjoyed himself. What excited him was being present was being there to witness a Farne Island oddity - a mature Gannet looking seriously like it wants to nest there, though it is on its own. Apparently it has been there a few days, returning to the same area and today we even witnessed it go down and collect some seaweed, returnn to the ledge it has been using put the seaweed down in nest making fashion - as much as you can call any Gannet location a nest. It was fascinating to witness but to date only the one Gannet has been noted. The bird has the black irises associated with surviving Avian Flu - whether that is something that has caused this bird some confusion may be a possibility, but nevertheless it was fascinating to see something I have never witnessed before at the Farnes, though I have never been there and not had at least one overflight of Gannets as they make there way to or from Bass Rock in the First of Forth.
More pictures will be added tomorrow but I thought that this Gannet deserved its own post.
Lovely lovely lovely ... and coincidentally, our new rspb membership cards came through yesterday, and we're gannets lol
That looked a fabulous day Bob, and dry......
One of these days I'll get to Farne, and a few other locations in Northumberland, in the interim, I look forward to the next installment.
Mike
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I like the Guillemots looking up at the Gannet flying over. It cries out for a caption, like, 'What the .... is that!'. I'm giving Seahouses a miss this year, as I am going to Whitby for a change mid-June. Hoping to go to Bempton Cliffs for a first time visit ... . I went to the Farnes last June - there were very few Puffins.
Very nice photo's of the Gannet Bob.
Plenty Puffins this year I think, less Arctic Terns and I didn't see any Sandwich Terns unusually. Certainly on the whole bird numbers seem down but I think well on the mend.
Lovely Bob, poor fellow, all on it's own, look forward to the next installment.
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Very nice that you went back with your 7 year old Grandson to the Farne Islands and see to see birds plus this lone Gannet; I heard about the AI affecting the colour of some birds iris's and so glad it recovered from this awful bird flu and hope it eventually finds other Gannets. Trust you are also encouraging your grandson to take photos like his Granddad !!
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Regards, Hazel