My final trip to the Isle of May this year was on Friday. The weather forecast wasn’t looking good all week but as I arrived in Anstruther, on Friday morning, there seemed to be a clearing in the sky, which was right over the Isle of May. Thankfully, it was predominantly a dry trip, which was unexpected but gratefully received.
The main aim of the trip was purely for puffin shots, particularly ‘in-flight’ and ‘sandeel’ shots. However, little did I know that the first shot of the day would be of a peregrine sitting on the cliff edge of the island – what a treat to start the day off!
Normally, you would get 2.5-3 hours on the island but due to the tides, we only had 2 hours on this occasion – luckily I knew the exact spots that I wanted to photograph from, so I got right on with what I was wanting to achieve.
The puffins should still be around until the end of July / beginning of August, after which they leave the island. I took the May Princess boat from Anstruther which takes about 45-60mins to the island. As I said, you generally get about 2.5-3 hours on the island & then the 45-60 minute return trip to Anstruther. You can find the boat trip details HERE– more information regarding the island itself can be found on the Isle of May Blog which is updated regularly by David Steel, the NatureScot National Nature Reserve Manager for Isle of May.
Here are some of the photos from Friday’s trip.
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