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Farne Islands

Recently I had a week on solitary retreat on the shore (30 paces from high water mark) opposite Lindisfarne. One day, I visited the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast. I went across to the Farnes on Billy Shiels’ (MBE) … Continue reading

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Farne Islands

I visited the Farne Islands (off the coast of Northumberland) last week. The boat put us ashore on Staple Island for an hour. I took binoculars but never used them – the birds were so close. Puffin Guillemots. I told … Continue reading

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