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Tue, 11 Dec, 15:02 (19 hours ago)
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Hi Cliff,
Arrived at 1.00 pm to find a good number of porpoise spread out across the tide race, grouped mainly to the left or right ends. Some were reasonably close in so the sightings were really good. One pair towards the lighthouse were feeding on the inner edge of the race and when I first encountered they were diving in a precise way - coming clear of water, arching their back and entering the dive at a steep angle with a small tail slap just before it disappeared. They both did this 5-6 times before moving to a more normal, sedate surface/pattern. Beyond them, at the outer edge of the race, was a group of 8. Later this group moved in to where the original pair were feeding and, because they were closer, I could identify one as a more than half grown juvenile. On the right hand side was another pair feeding normally on the inner edge and another group of 6 on the outer edge. So a total count of 18 through the hours watch.
Also 2 RT Diver, 3 Common Scoter (1m, 2f), lots of auks with kittiwakes and gannets.
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Arrived at 1.00 pm to find a good number of porpoise spread out across the tide race, grouped mainly to the left or right ends. Some were reasonably close in so the sightings were really good. One pair towards the lighthouse were feeding on the inner edge of the race and when I first encountered they were diving in a precise way - coming clear of water, arching their back and entering the dive at a steep angle with a small tail slap just before it disappeared. They both did this 5-6 times before moving to a more normal, sedate surface/pattern. Beyond them, at the outer edge of the race, was a group of 8. Later this group moved in to where the original pair were feeding and, because they were closer, I could identify one as a more than half grown juvenile. On the right hand side was another pair feeding normally on the inner edge and another group of 6 on the outer edge. So a total count of 18 through the hours watch.
Also 2 RT Diver, 3 Common Scoter (1m, 2f), lots of auks with kittiwakes and gannets.
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