We were hoping that the resident Bottlenose would put in an appearance. Laura scored again spotting it just off the harbour the none of us got decent shots of that!
A great breakfast in the Truckers Bar set us up and I arrived on the bridge to see the res dolphin off the harbour wall. Rens and Laura joined me and I got a couple of pic's at anchor and as we set off the dolphin swam in to briefly join us! Then began a bit of a porp-fest for the next hour. with another sad pair of commons to add variety. I was struggling to get everything down on the recording forms and then we had an hour of famine after the feas on the middle hour!
The last third of the trip started slowly but as we came in towards Strumble, the porpoises were coming in thick and fast and I was really struggling to get them down. By the end of the trip we had a record breaking 63 sightings including four species!
We really were welcomed by all the crew and captains Rush and Gerry who lent me the captains seat as I was suffering from tendinitis and could not stand! What a great bunch of people both on board and onshore, thanks again for a record breaking trip!
Rens and Laura.
Porpoises galore! |
Minke Whale Rens Minke (cb) Bottlenose. |