piggywiggie Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 Already! If this is true that would e excellent in laws are up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I remember Puffins the shop. Puffins the bird reminds me of auld men, dunno why.Look forward to the puffin cam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorrie Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Are the puffins at Sumburgh Head easy to spot and fairly close? I've got friends coming up mid-June, one of whom is not very good on her legs and can only manage to walk short distances from the car - she's never seen a puffin so I'd like to find her a spot where she can view them without off-roading or using radio telescopes! Any other suitable viewing point suggestions would be welcome, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 ^ Sumburgh Head is ideal for seeing puffins, just go to the overspill car park ( where the white vehicle is on the grass ) then just cross the road and look over the cliff face. It would be inadvisable to attempt the steep road up to the top and also unnecessary. Major works on the site are due to start anytime shortly so access will be restricted at the top. The main road from Grutness to the Head is currently being upgraded but coming near completion now. :-http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb479/beenister/carpark.jpg ps. nae windmills ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shetlandpeat Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 I got some great shots from a little further up from the white van where the cliff meets the road. Puffins were sat just a couple of feet from the fence. If your careful, you can sit for a while and they will get closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shellb2 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 where the best place to see puffins in north isles? with not alot of walking .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Went here today. No puffins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 ^ A bit early piggywiggie, still on the sea yet so just a chance of seeing them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Doesn't matter! Was too cold to stay too long!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Hope there's plenty of sandeels this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdboy2002 Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 On Sunday, I saw two on the cliffs, so it's the calm before the mass arrival! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 On Radio Shetland tonight, several hundred arrived on Saturday evening ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piggywiggie Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 If People see puffins on cliffs before Thursday please letMe Know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stilldellin Posted April 10, 2012 Report Share Posted April 10, 2012 Winderin whit da norries are goin tae tink o dis :-http://www.sumburghhead.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longdog Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Saw one puffin today at the light house. Near the top of the road on the right (west) where there are the platforms on the grass along the wall. Look across the gulley and it was in and out of one of the burrows there. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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