
Living on the Edge
This blog is about the watching the amazing spectacle of watching cliff nesting seabirds from a kayak.

Bass Rock Gannets
It was a sunny bank holiday Monday afternoon in early May when we arrived in North Berwick with the intention of kayaking out to Bass Rock to see the gannets. We hadn't quite got the measure of exactly how busy the road along the seafront would be. But somehow, only slightly cheekishly, we squeezed ourselves a place to park and unloaded the kayaks. As we paddled off into the wind it was a big relief to be out of the car and on the water away from all the hustle and bustle of

The nesting season has started!
Today we explored along the north coast of Anglesey from Bull Bay round the headland of Point Lynas and back. With a significant swell from the South West and the possibility of the wind picking up from the south later we decided this would be a good option that would provide us with an appropriate challenge. Turns out others had similar thoughts as Bull Bay was busy with both sea kayakers and Celtic longboat rowers. First we passed the Amlwch docks often referred to as 'Copp