This was such a joy to read. I love your philosophy of letting wildlife remain wonderfully wild, and finding the quieter places instead. Those curious seal faces and tiny puffins completely stole my heart. Thank you for taking us along. X
Never tire of seeing adorable little puffins and great that you saw so many other birds too. Birds could teach humans a lot about living alongside others who look different from them!
Super content as always, particularly the interesting facts about distinguishing the different terns.
Wonderful! The North Sea puffins are just as cute and wonderful as our lovely Skomer puffins! You may prefer landing on Skomer and staying overnight - think they release these in January each year? You then get the bonus of fewer people around as they limit numbers (although they limit daily landings by boat in the daytime too) but also get to see the manx shearwaters flying back to their burrows as darkness falls. We have a spare room you're welcome to use any time!
This is just a lovely post. I have only seen puffins in the wild in Alaska and only once. Wouldn’t it be great to live where you could see them every day?
A lovely account of your trip. And going as you did with the small boat gave you a more insightful and individual experience and us, your readers, a better account of the day. One could really feel alongside you!
I love puffins and you can also see them on the Farne Islands with trips from Seahouses (also north of Newcastle and Amble).
Yes! I've been to the Farnes once but it was years ago so I'd love to return one day.
This was such a joy to read. I love your philosophy of letting wildlife remain wonderfully wild, and finding the quieter places instead. Those curious seal faces and tiny puffins completely stole my heart. Thank you for taking us along. X
Thank you so much for reading Claire! I'm really happy to hear that 🥰
Lovely! Sounds like you took the best trip. I saw puffins in Shetland. They're wonderful!
Ooh I’d love to visit Shetland one day! It looks amazing.
It really is! I love remote places. Hope you get to go!
Never tire of seeing adorable little puffins and great that you saw so many other birds too. Birds could teach humans a lot about living alongside others who look different from them!
Super content as always, particularly the interesting facts about distinguishing the different terns.
That's a very good point! I'm glad the tern stats helped, they helped me puzzle them out 😆
Glad you got to see those puffins - they will be heading back out to the ocean now until next year if they haven’t already
Wow what a fab experience Rebecca - I love visiting Lunga here in the Hebrides but it’s getting very touristy….
Oh really, that's a shame! I've never been but it looks beautiful.
Wonderful! The North Sea puffins are just as cute and wonderful as our lovely Skomer puffins! You may prefer landing on Skomer and staying overnight - think they release these in January each year? You then get the bonus of fewer people around as they limit numbers (although they limit daily landings by boat in the daytime too) but also get to see the manx shearwaters flying back to their burrows as darkness falls. We have a spare room you're welcome to use any time!
Ooh that sounds like a much better version! I'd love to take you up on that Sue, maybe next year!
This is just a lovely post. I have only seen puffins in the wild in Alaska and only once. Wouldn’t it be great to live where you could see them every day?
Thank you so much! The world would be a much sweeter place with more puffins around ☺️
A lovely account of your trip. And going as you did with the small boat gave you a more insightful and individual experience and us, your readers, a better account of the day. One could really feel alongside you!
Thank you so much Jack! I'm so glad it resonates with you, and yes I much prefer having this quieter experience.
Adorable in every way. Puffin therapy is always needed! I went to North Berwick for a little boat trip and managed to see puffins 🤍
It absolutely is! They're guaranteed to draw a smile. Ooh I haven't seen them from there, is that near the Scottish Seabird Centre?
It is! They’re the ones who run the wee trips, I recommend!
since i was a child, i've had a deep fascination with puffins.