Coquet Island
Eider Ducks in the Harbour
A visit to the Farne Islands has been on my bucket list for very long time so with research done and accommodation booked we set out for a long weekend to Northumberland. The journey took around four hours from the Midlands and bar a few miles of road works the journey was very smooth.
We opted to stop at Amble mid morning to break the journey up and stretch the legs. On a walk around the harbour we located a good number of Eider ducks with young. Eiders were the most common ducks throughout the stay, very different to the our own region. A Common Seal was hanging around the returning fishing boats hoping for an easy snack.
Further around the headland the scope allowed great views of Coquet Island. There were thousands of birds in flight at sea and on the island. You were able to see the boxes of Britains rarest breeding sea bird the Roseate Tern. It's estimated there are over 100 pairs in company of Common, Arctic and Sandwich Terns as well as Puffins, Black-Headed Gulls, Eiders and Guillemots.
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