Puffins at Sumburgh Head

Everyone’s favourite seabird is back at Sumburgh Head for the summer, and it just wouldn’t feel like summer in Shetland without them!
Puffins - known locally as Tammie Nories - are Shetland’s national bird, and these comedic little critters are an iconic symbol of our islands, and draw huge crowds to our clifftops.
Sumburgh Head, at the southern tip of the Shetland mainland, is one of the best places anywhere in the British Isles to see them up close. The cliffs are a designated RSPB reserve, where they and many other bird species can thrive.
There is also a fantastic lighthouse and visitor centre, complete with cafe, at the top of the cliffs, and the whole site is incredibly accessible, with a brand new wheelchair-friendly hide opened this year too.
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[@adrianflowers4560]

Iconic birds. Love them and Sumburgh such a lovely place to see them close up.

[@adventure.shetland]

It really is so handy for seeing them!

[@ericrabinowitz6390]

Beautiful photos. Who's the lovely fiddler?

[@adventure.shetland]

The first set is Aly Bain, and the second is Kevin Henderson

[@ericrabinowitz6390]

@@adventure.shetland That's why it sounded familiar; I know Aly Bain from Cape Breton! Kevin Henderson is new to me. Lovely musical background. And the Puffins are SO cute.

[@davecooper3238]

Good to see puffins still at around. Did they ever return to Calders Geo ? Seen there early 1990s then disappeared.

[@adventure.shetland]

Yes, they were still at Calder’s Geo and further along the cliffs at Eshaness last year. I’ve not seen any so far this year, but that’s more likely because I’ve been there at the wrong time of day.

[@davecooper3238]

@@adventure.shetland Good to hear that. We have been up to Calder’s in the breeding season many times since aprox 1993. Last time 2023. At one time we walked south down to The Bruddens to sing and recite poetry to the seals. But one year used cartridge’s had ended up in crevices on the edge of the cliff. The seal numbers didn’t recover. So after about three years we stayed around the lighthouse area.