点评:Most of the boat companies are well reviewed. This review is specific to an early July visit to the National Trust Farne Islands "nature reserve".
We have been to the Farne Islands several times but only twice during peak bird nesting & breeding season. The National Trust used to permit boat parties to land on both Staple Island and Inner Farne bird reserves for about an hour or so on each island. This has now ceased and the National Trust appears to be squeezing all visitors on to Inner Farne, with trips limited to one-hour landing. With the number of boat trip parties arriving the island has become uncomfortably crowded. The birds are being disturbed by the enormous visitor pressure and many visitors have no idea how to behave on a nature reserve, running around with phone cameras trying to get close-up shots and thus getting to close to the birds which become distressed. The Arctic Terms which nest near the paths are particularly vulnerable to this stupidity and more wardens are needed to monitor and control the visitors.
For serious photographers who have the right equipment the trip becomes frustrating as it is almost impossible to stop and take a decent photograph before somebody pushes past on the narrow paths. Unfortunately it seems that the only thing that matters to the NT is revenue; the islands have become a zoo and the birds just a "paid-for" spectacle. I seriously doubt if I will go back.
翻译:大多数船公司评价都不错。这篇评论专门针对七月初我们去英国国民信托法恩群岛“自然保护区”的旅行。
我们去过法恩群岛好几次,但只有两次是在鸟类筑巢和繁殖的高峰期。国民信托以前允许游客乘船到斯泰普尔岛和内法恩岛的鸟类保护区,每个岛停留大约一个小时。现在这项规定已经取消,国民信托似乎把所有游客都挤到内法恩岛,每次停留时间限制在一个小时。随着乘船游客数量的增加,岛上变得异常拥挤。巨大的游客压力干扰了鸟类,许多游客不知道如何在自然保护区内举止得体,拿着手机到处乱跑,试图拍摄特写照片,结果离鸟类太近,导致鸟类受到惊吓。在小路附近筑巢的北极燕鸥尤其容易受到这种愚蠢行为的影响,因此需要更多的管理员来监督和管理游客。
对于拥有专业器材的专业摄影师来说,这段旅程令人沮丧,因为在狭窄的小路上,几乎不可能停下来拍一张像样的照片,总会有人从旁边挤过去。不幸的是,似乎国家信托基金只关心收入;这些岛屿已经变成了动物园,鸟类也沦为了“付费”表演。我非常怀疑自己是否还会再去。