🚢 Sail to East Lothian's natural wonders 🏝️Visit the isles of puffins & gannets 🐬 Keep an eye out for dolphins & whales!
Dunbar Harbour,Dunbar, EH421EU
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Morning, a Razorbill with its chick on the Isle of May. It’s at this young age the chick will jump off the cliff and follow its father out to sea, away from the island. It’s a remarkable start to life.
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🔎 Puffin patrol on the Isle of May: 52,000
Podcast episode now available! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts: audioboom.com/posts/8545141-…
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🎧 Listen out tomorrow for a new episode of Counting the Earth, when Alice & @ScienceNelson go on #puffin patrol with @UKCEHseabirds and learn more about the history of the Isle of May with @NatureScot...
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If you’re visiting the Isle of May this summer, don’t miss the opportunity to see some fantastic art inspired by the island’s rich marine life. A special exhibition will be running in the main lighthouse from Wed July 10 to September 23. Find out more: orlo.uk/gV6Jr
ALT Aerial view of the Isle of May (c)NatureScot
ALT A selection of artworks from the exhibition (c)NatureScot
ALT An artwork depicting eider ducks from the exhibition (c)NatureScot
ALT A selection of artworks from the exhibition (c)NatureScot
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It’s not good news :( More bad news as Guillemot numbers drop by 30% this year on Isle of May as the blog explains: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/
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Let’s finish the week with some positive news! Today the Isle of May blog reveals that the fabulous Kittiwake population is stable (which is good news!) as it explains; isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/
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Our new paper in Animal Biotelemetry shows acoustic telemetry's role in monitoring basking sharks, revealing cross-border connectivity, annual site fidelity, hotspots, and potential grouped movements @SEUPB @SeaMonitor1 @QUBelfast @EdinburghNapier shorturl.at/EvBCs
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One small step… a Puffling successfully released today by @BlueWildBoats well away from predatory Gulls out at sea. Never seen the sea (or water) before and instantly dives. Incredible start to life. We wish it well.
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Despite the weather (or maybe because of it) the Isle of May experienced a great spring for rare & scarce birds, as the blog explains (its an impressive haul). A full spring summary on here: isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/
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The wind has picked up, the boats are not sailing and the seabirds nesting low on the cliffs are in trouble…
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Day 21 - #30DaysWild - #razorbills with their jet-black bill & head, thick, blunt ended bill with distinct white strips across the bill & leading up to the eye. #IsleofMay with @BlueWildBoats from @dunbarharbour
#seabirds #auks #natureconnections 📷 (c)SMDavies
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Morning and we are into the third day of June, and third day of counting the seabird populations on the cliffs of the Isle of May. The blog has the story; isleofmaynnr.wordpress.com/
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It’s June and it’s seabird counting season. Not a bad way to start the day…volume up as you experience the cliffs of the Isle of May…
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Morning :) just 24 hours after hatching, Eider ducks will lead their chicks to sea, taking them across to the nearby coastline. Here is a mum with her two youngsters passing my house on the Isle of May…
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A pleasant distraction from seabirds, a Goatsucker (Nightjar) was found this morning napping on the rocks on the island. The first record since 2017 @IofMayBirdObs
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Hands up who wants to see #Scotland by boat?! 🙋♀️🛥️
📍 Isle of May, #Fife 📷 IG/walki94
📍 Noss National Nature Reserve, #Shetland 📷 IG/akissfromuk
📍 Loch Ness, near #Inverness 📷 IG/jameshunter.3
📍 Loch Katrine, The Trossachs 📷 IG/dandi723
ALT Image Description: A small boat sits in a body of water next to a towering cliff edge with birds flying overhead.
ALT Image Description: A flock of gannets fly next to a rocky cliff above a body of water.
ALT Image Description: A view of the ruins of Urquhart Castle with a double-rainbow overhead and a view of Loch Ness in the background.
ALT Image Description: An aerial view of a boat in a body of water with mountains and forests in the background.
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It’s wet and windy on the Isle of May but listen to this…Arctic Terns back prospecting…wonderful
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Exciting and positive seabird news from the Isle of May with the first puffins seen carrying fish which tells us they have chicks. The same date as last year and two days earlier than the long term average. @UK_CEH @TheSeabirdGroup @NatureScot @SteelySeabirder
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What has happened to all the Isle of May guillemots? The first egg was the latest ever but adjusting for that we should still be peak laying now and the cliffs are terrifyingly empty. Even those that have laid don't seem committed and are losing their eggs at an alarming rate.1/2
