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In the summertime; Lindisfarne mini-Safari 16/07/2015
Thursday was to be a day of two mini-safaris, and I arrived at Holy Island to collect David and Larraine for the first of those. Lindisfarne offers remarkable birdwatching during the winter months, but in the height of summer it’s chief features of interest lie in the flowers and invertebrates resplendent in the Northumbrian sunshine. …
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Deja vu
Wednesday was our second consecutive Farne Islands trip. I collected Steve and Sarah from Belford and after we’d visited a couple of NEWT’s favourite coastal locations it was time to catch the Glad Tidings across to Inner Farne to enjoy some of the best birdwatching Northumberland has to offer. The sense of anticipation, heightened once…