Isle of May NNR 25/5/2014

A short trip to the Isle of May National Nature Reserve this year due to the tides and a bumpy trip out into a north-easterly but a comfortable return. In a bit of a rush to get around the island I managed these below. My favourite is the Spotted Flycatcher which will be a passing migrant on its way to breed, hopefully somewhere in Angus.

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Spotted Flycatcher

A sad looking Puffin

More Puffins

Gone fishing

Arctic Tern, I wonder if it was this one that drew blood when I was pecked on my head as I walked down the path!

Arctic Tern with a very small sand eel

Guillemots, the nearest is a "bridled variant" which refers to the white spectacle and 10% of Isle of May guillemots are thought to be this variant

Many, many Guillemots

Kittiwakes

Lesser Black-backed Gull

A Razorbill

Making new Razorbills

Virtually all of the Shags on the island are ringed

Rock Pipit with food for its young

One of the Isle of May cliffs

The Harbour at the visitor centre and the May Princess