Copeland Island Birds on Saturday PART 2

I hope you are not too tired after yesterday’s walk around the Bird Observatory Copeland Island because we are off again.  You may need that cuppa and seat, and just watch as I show you the rest of the photographs I shot that day.  Below were some of the Bluebells that were blooming beautifully.

Oystercatcher and Herring Gull

This little flower of Red Campion was the first of many that very soon will be covering the island in a pretty pink carpet.

This was a marsh area and Iris that soon would be in bloom and these bright yellow flowers nodded their greeting as I passed by.

Marsh Marigold

This is a quite an old stone hide and looks over an area where the Lesser Black backed and Herring Gulls will nest.  Last year when I was staying on the island for a weekend, there were a few people who were studying them for research purposes.

This hide has suffered from the winds and is need of repair however this is the view to the left looking out to the sea and perhaps you can see some of the gulls.

Lesser Black backed Gull

Magpie bred on the island

In this shot to the right you can see Mew Island with its lighthouse.

I do hope this hide can be repaired otherwise it is going to be extremely cold.

This Herring Gull seems to have blood around its beak.

I am showing this view because I spent a very pleasant half hour sitting on the seat (centre) in the sun looking over to Mew Island and watching the many seals sunbathing on the rocks and also playing in the sea.  It was very peaceful at the top of the cliff.

From the seat, I watched a good number of ferries heading for the Mainland UK.  To the left is another hide.

Behind the seat I hear a Reed Bunting and although it was quite a distance away, managed to get this shot of it.

There are quite a number of both Pied Wagtail (above) and Meadow Pipit (below) on the island and as you can see both these birds have been ringed.

I decided to walk further round the coast and came upon very noisy Black headed gulls.

There are  lots of bunnies on the island however very difficult to photograph as they seem to hear you coming from afar!

A pheasant passed behind me as it climb up to the top of the cliff.

Eider duck. The light was fading once again and I had had a great day on the island.

So I am leaving you with this peaceful scene at one of our jetty’s and I hope you have enjoyed spending Saturday coming round this island with me.

I will leave you with a short video which can be access at

http://youtu.be/f1Xp-OWrheU

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