I took my first trip out to the Isle of May this year. It was raining on the Fife coast when we left but on arrival at the island we had about an hour of sun and clear skies before the weather closed in. A strong westerly wind made the return trip unpleasant forcing quite a few of the passengers to part with their lunches!
The Puffins are back in number with quite a few excavating burrows whilst many others were loafing around. Unfortunately being on the island from midday till three created harsh overhead lighting ( it is best to be on the island in the morning or late afternoon).
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IOU 3.1 Subspecies
Group
Subspecies
Range
arctica
e Canada and ne USA to Iceland, c and s Norway to s Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)
grabae
Faroe Is. to s Norway, British Isles and nw France
naumanni
n Canada and Greenland to n Novaya Zemlya (nw Russia)
Africa (entire continent rather than south of Sahara)
AN
Antarctica
AO
Atlantic Ocean
AU
Australasia (Wallacea (Indonesian islands east of Wallace's line), New Guinea and its islands, Australia, New Zealand and its subantarctic islands, the Solomons, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu)
EU
Eurasia (Europe, Asia from the Middle East through central Asia north of the Himalayas, Siberia and northern China to Japan)
IO
Indian Ocean
LA
Latin America (Middle and South America)
MA
Middle America (Mexico through Panama)
NA
North America (includes the Caribbean)
NO
Northern oceans
OR
Oriental Region (South Asia from Pakistan to Taiwan, plus Southeast Asia, the Philippines, and Greater Sundas)
