Both the guillemots and I have returned to the island of Lunga, for different reasons. First, the common guillemots, Uria aalge. Aka the Common Murre. These are auks, the same family as puffins and razorbills. They spend winter at sea and return to their cliff homes only for 3 months of summer to breed and … Continue reading RETURN OF THE GUILLEMOTS
Category: Call of the Loon
AN IMPROBABILITY OF PUFFINS
That's the collective noun for puffins. An improbability of puffins. Maybe because they are such an unlikely creature, with their colourful beaks, ungainly flight and endearing reaction to their mate when they rebond after a winter apart. A baby puffin is a puffling. I've never met a puffling but the name somehow fits. I have … Continue reading AN IMPROBABILITY OF PUFFINS
GULLS, SHAGS AND EXTREME WEATHER-COCKING
Like all great adventures, the Call of the Loon expedition has started with both triumph and setback. The launch went well. Louise was marvellous in supporting with last minute packing and calming reassurance. I paddled off from the right place at almost the right time (if we round down) and didn't forget anything. In the … Continue reading GULLS, SHAGS AND EXTREME WEATHER-COCKING
THIRTY SCOTTISH SEABIRDS
The Call of the Loon expedition is all about seabirds. It is rooted in my love of Scottish seabirds and their wild world of sea, sky, cliffs and coves. My personal quest is to find all of the seabird species that breed in Scotland, travelling solo by kayak, and to record their calls. I will … Continue reading THIRTY SCOTTISH SEABIRDS
SEA TRIALS FOR THE CALL OF THE LOON KAYAK (AND KAYAKER)
Please support the Call of the Loon seabird recording, research and celebrating solo self-supported sea kayaking quest 2024! https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/call-of-the-loon-expedition Roland testing new Explorer sea kayak and Celtic paddles, off Anglesey, March 2024 Its been a busy few days. A long drive up to Ynys Mon - or more specifically, Ynys Gybi - (OK – Anglesey, … Continue reading SEA TRIALS FOR THE CALL OF THE LOON KAYAK (AND KAYAKER)
The Doom Bar and the cliff – training for Call of the Loon
6th March 2024: Friends Steve and Rosie join me and Louise for a two day sea kayaking adventure. My first kayaking trip since last summer, and an overdue start of my training for the big Call of the Loon expedition later this year. I need to be kayaking fit and competent for this expedition, in … Continue reading The Doom Bar and the cliff – training for Call of the Loon
INTRODUCING THE CALL OF THE LOON
HOT NEWS… CALL OF THE LOON CROWDFUNDER LAUNCHED. PLEASE SUPPORT THIS EXPEDITION IF YOU CAN, AND SHARE WITH YOUR NETWORKS. THANKS. https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/call-of-the-loon-expedition It began with an epiphany. Compared to other inspired ideas of meaningful expeditions that occasionally jump up in my excitable imagination, this one survived the initial Eureka and successfully evolved from Idea to … Continue reading INTRODUCING THE CALL OF THE LOON
Roland Arnison Adventures 