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Living in Amble, working on Coquet Island - home to the last sustainable roseate tern colony in the UK

Coquet Island Northumberland
Joined August 2014
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Cutting the grass on a Coquet tern plot in November sun. If you want 8000+ terns, you need to manage their habitat – at Amble, England
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STILL hundreds of terns on Coquet. A mixed assemblage of Arctic, common, noisy Sandwich and boxing-clever roseates – at Amble, England
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Coquet Island is till bustling with birds but keeping some disrespectful kayakers at a safe distance is a challenge – at Amble, England
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Coquet Island is still buzzing with terns!!! What a record-breaking season. – at Amble, England
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Tern management at its best on Coquet Island. Bumper year for all 4 tern species – at Amble, England
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Thousands of Coquet terns joined by Arctics from elsewhere – at Amble, England
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New security cam system on Coquet Island Sanctuary is impressive - Zoom Out, Zoom In, even See détail on the moon! Night becomes day. They all Record 24/7 ! – at Amble, England
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Security cam view of puffins on the Vera Hide – at England, United Kingdom
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Given them some space this morning - v cold - Arctics settling well – at England, United Kingdom
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Early morning is perfect for puffin watching. This is the roof of the Hide from one of the security cameras! @RSPBEngland @IALFARWI @RSPBEngland @AnnaAtTheAmbler – at England, United Kingdom
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What a great start to the day. Thousands of puffins and terns! @AmbleByTheSea @biosecurityLIFE @IALFARWI @northcoastaonb @RSPBEngland @AnnaAtTheAmbler @RoseateTernLIFE – at England, United Kingdom
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First Eider ducklings of the year in Amble Harbour. @IALFARWI @TomCadwallender @SteelySeabirder @RSPBEngland @AnnaAtTheAmbler – at England, United Kingdom
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Don’t forget to check out the first Eider Day tomorrow !!!!
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First Puffin rafts appeared round Coquet Island yesterday and Kittiwakes inspecting ledges. Fulmar been on cliff top for weeks now. The season has begun!
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Not many but six pups on Coquet so far with one not making it. More to come methinks
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Typical July weather but overall a good Coquet tern season so far
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Happy St Cuthbert’s Day! Today the puffins returned to Coquet Island!
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