Another trip to the Isle of May

I'm a bit late in doing this post, but on the 7th July we took another trip over to the Isle of May, and what a trip it was!!  The weather couldn't have been better with blue skies, brilliant sunshine and a calm sea.  We travelled down to North Berwick and had breakfast at the Seabird Centre before setting off on the RIB with our guide Maggie.

The RIB

The puffin from the Seabird Centre waved us off on our journey!!

And this is the new boat that also does cruises from the Seabird Centre - the Seafari Explorer

Seafari Explorer

We passed close by the Bass Rock on our way there - it was just teeming with gannets!!

Once onto the Isle of May, we had to be careful while disembarking as we had to pass through where the terns were nesting and where lots of little tern chicks were running about!  The terns don't like this very much and they do swoop down to attack as you walk past!!

The last time I visited the Isle of May to see puffins, I was astounded as to how many were on the island, but it had been a little later in the season compared to this visit, and I was even more astounded as to the huge numbers of puffins I could see!!  Also, on the last visit, I hadn't seen any of the puffins with a catch of sand eels in their beaks,  but this visit was very different, and almost everywhere I turned there was a puffin with a beak full of sand eels!!

But it's not all about the birds - here are some views of the island itself

Palpitation Brae

Pilgrims Rock

 

Steps

All in all, we had a great day, including having our picnic lunch over on the island.  Not be be content with this trip, we have another one booked for September to have a tour round the three lighthouses on the island, so fingers crossed that the weather remains calm and dry for that one too!!