Showing posts with label a isle of may. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a isle of may. Show all posts

Saturday, 15 November 2014

ARCTIC TERN - ISLE OF MAY

po polsku chyba 'rybitwa'. maly krzykliwy morski ptak, gniazdujacy w trawie I agresywnie broniacy swojego terytorium I malych. atakuje przechodnow calym stadem, atakuje najwyzszy punkt - czyli glowe, ale nie jest niebezpieczny. jak sobie z nimi radzic? nie panikowac, nie machac rekami, jedynie wystawic reke wysoko ponad glowe. mie machac, bo krzywda jaka one moge nam potencjalnie wyrzadzic jest znikoma (zadrapanie) a my machaniem mozeny je powaznie uszkodzic.

(na islandii byly tak samo agresywne lol  http://around-iceland.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/raudisandur-beach.html )


na isle of may upodobaly sobie tereny zaraz przy przystani wiec wysiadajac na wyspe pierwsze co to natykasz sie na tych malych krzykaczy. to jak chrzest w ogniu.


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small, loud seabird, nesting on the ground and aggressively defending the territory and youngs. it attacks in a large group, attacks the highest point of a trespasser - goes straight for your head. how to deal with them? stick your hand high above your head and don't panic :) they will not touch you, just try to scare you off. don't waive your hand, you can seriously damage them whereas even if they go for it and decide to come in contact with you, the worst you can experience will be some small scrapes.


in Iceland they were equally aggressive


on isle of may, arctic terns chose nesting grounds just next to the small harbour, so first thing after leaving the boat you are surrounded by the group of small aggressive birds. baptism in fire indeed.




































Saturday, 8 November 2014

GUILLEMOTS - isle of may's common murre

pomimo ze sa dosc niepozorne, to wlasnie one rzadza wyspa may, sa ich tam tysiace. moze nie tak piekne jak maskonury I nie tak glosne jak rybitwy, nurzyki zasluguja na nieco uwagi. sa piekne I dostojne! w dodatku niezbyt plochliwe :)


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although they seem to bring less excitement than puffins or arctic terns, they truly rule isle of may. live there by thousands, quiet, elegant, not timid... beautiful!







































Wednesday, 4 June 2014

PUFFINS .. isle of may

(wybaczcie, ze tyle zdjec, ale nie moglam sie zdecydowac)   lol

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sorry, there are so many pictures.. I just couldn't decide which I like the most...






























































































































ISLE OF MAY ... birdwatcher's paradise

isle of may, wysepka polozona na zatoce 'firth of forth' jest istnym rajem jesli chodzi o ptaki wodne.
co najwazniejsze - jest jedna z najwiekszych kolonii maskonurow w UK - ptaki przylatuja tu na okres legowy (polowa kwietnia -czerwiec), podobno jest ich na tej malej wysepce az 76 tysiecy. nie dziwi to wcale - nad cala wyspa fruwaja setki pospiesznych malych kulek, zdaja sie latac prawie na oslep, na leb na szyje.

lodka z anstruther kosztuje £24, wycieczka trwa okolo 5 godzin.

po drodze, poza ptakami, odwiedza sie kolonie fok, my rowniez mielismy szczescie zobaczyc 3 pletwale (minke whale)


wiecej zdjec I info o poszczegolnych gatunkach ptakow w nastepnym poscie

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isle of may. small island on firth of forth is a heaven for birdwatchers. sea birds rule here. what is most important, puffins come here for breeding season. there is a great number of them on the island, apparently 76 thousands. seems to be a lot, but it is not really surprising - looking up you will see hundreds of small fluffy balls flying madly, puffins.

boat from anstruther costs £24
trip takes about 5hrs

apart from the seabirds, we also visited a colony of grey seals, we even spotted 3 minke whales!

more pictures and info about seabirds in the next post!










pierwszy napotkany maskonur, I juz bylam szczesliwa
first spotted puffin, I was happy already




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klify sa doslownie obsadzone roznorodnym ptactwem
the cliffs are 'crowded' !




foka / grey seal









rybitwy  / arctic tern




rybitwy okazaly sie bardzo wojownice, atakuja zaciekle
arctic terns are rather courageous, attack viciously!




maskonury  / puffins









guillemot




razorbird




puffin




shags



















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