Sunday 17 December 2017

Risso's Riddle...

Laura and Brad, were in need of a bit of fresh air so as the weather was looking a bit gentler so we headed off for Strumble. It was still bitterly cold with a strong breeze coming on our faces from the north. 
Brad had only just got his bins out and focused when he got a Risso's, but it disappeared in a moment. Laura and I scanned the grey waves and momentarily I caught a glimpse of a characteristic tall grey raked fin, breaking through the surf, again  no more than a glimpse and closer than I thought it would be. 
We were all working hard to find the elusive dolphins and then Laura got a glimpse but that was it nothing more than a glimpse. Three of us each with a sighting each in a different place with minutes between them. So three people seeing one animal or each of us seeing a different one? who knows at the best of times counting cetaceans is an imprecise pastime but whether it was one or two or three animals, What we could be sure of was they were there!