& The Farne Islands Seabirds, Wild Flowers & Butterflies “In Comfort & Style” June 3-7

Birding Areas & Highlights The Accommodation On the Farne Islands, watch at close range Puffins, & 4 nights based at the Waren House Hotel, relaxed & peaceful, Guillemots, Fulmars, Shags, Common, Arctic & possibly Roseate an attractive Georgian house set majestically above Budle Bay – it’s an amazing experience! Inland in The Cheviots listen with beautiful individual bedrooms and serving excellent to the “bubbling” Curlews & Ravens “croaking”, whilst watching cuisine boasting ingredients sourced within forty miles. Whinchats on the hillside above woodland streams where Beautifully situated to access all the major birding sites. Common Sandpiper & Dipper breed. If we are lucky, maybe a nesting Ring Ouzel, Snipe “drumming” or Red Grouse calling? On Holy Island, rafts of Eider Duck & Red-breasted Mergansers occur, along with hoards of Atlantic Grey Seals, plus beautiful orchids inc. Northern Marsh, Heath Spotted, Fragrant, Common Twayblade, Helliborine & Coralroot Orchids, all to be found along the coastal whin sill outcrop. On the attractive coastline at Stag Rocks beyond Castle, more Eider “crèches” can be seen, with Ringed Plover, Stonechat & Wheatear plus more swathes of orchids & a variety of early Summer flying butterflies.

Cost: £985 (s/s £105) Deposit: £200 B/L due: April 3 Included in the cost: 4 nights dinner, bed & breakfast at Waren House Hotel, boat excursions to the Farne Islands & , full transportation & guidance throughout. (NB: Since only small distances are involved and with limited space in the vehicle, guests may be requested to assist in driving on a rota basis). Not included in the cost: Lunches, drinks, gratuities & items of a personal nature.