June 27, 2018 archive

Scotland Holiday Summary 13th – 27th June 2018

Summary

Our holiday in Scotland was amazing. We had some ups and downsin the weather and we failed to see some birds we would have liked to see (Manx Shearwaters, Skuas, Divers, Short-eared Owls) and others we would like to have seen more of (more Golden Eagles always!) but we did get some great views of some great birds and Mull, itself, is just fabulous. Our choice of “cottage” turned out to be exceptional so, even with the periods of bad weather, we managed very well overall.

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Scotland Holiday 2018 Day 15 : 27th June Coquet Island


We departed Musselburgh withthe intention of visiting friends near Morpeth. It crossed my mind that I might be able to squeeze in a boat trip out to Coqurt Island which leaves from Amble harbour. The plan worked out that while Anne had lunch with the friends, I would take the hour-long boat trip out there with the chance of getting a year-tick of Roseate Terns, one of the very few sites that offer a fair guarantee of seeing them.

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