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howard mcsweeney1
Location: Dover
Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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6 July 2013
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dover's own phil smith - keen twitcher and photographer has made a recent visit to the farne islands off our north east coast and taken a great array of photos, a few here to start with.
arctic tern
lesser black backed gull.
atlantic grey seal.
howard mcsweeney1
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6 July 2013
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in addition to the wonderful wildlife there are many great man made structures there.
grace darling's lighthouse.
bamburgh castle.
howard mcsweeney1
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8 July 2013
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wouldn't be farne without a puffin or two.
kittiwake.
no shortage of gillemots there.
howard mcsweeney1
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9 July 2013
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a veritable glut of gannets on the farne islands.
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10 July 2013
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Stunning photographs, thank you for sharing them.
howard mcsweeney1
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10 July 2013
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2 more from phil - first a shag with chick.
the redoubtable puffin dining on sand eels.
howard mcsweeney1
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14 July 2013
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3 more from phil.
guillemots.
razorbill.
grey seal laying on a kelp bed.
howard mcsweeney1
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17 July 2013
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the final three from phil's foray.
the northern brown argus.
what the islands are famed for.
guillemot feeding chicks.
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