Mixed Bag Entry 13-14/05/2022

 Very strong tides and poor light conditions have made life quite difficult out at the point this past few days.The porpoise themselves were not playing ball either and were being very stealthy on most occasions. We have to take what we get though so I was mostly coming away with a fraction of the shots I would normally expect. On the 13th there were a good number about but mostly staying well out beyond the main part of the tide race. A few animals did come to the point chief of which was the well marked animal that's been around for a few weeks now. Due to the strong tide the session was short as they were pushed back to the west very soon after the flow picked up.

 

For the 14th (Yesterday) it was much the same, but all the action close in was before the tide race picked up with only a couple of porpoise feeding for a short period off the point. With nothing much happening I decided to head home with a view to visiting the outer breakwater later in the day. There were no signs of any dolphins when I arrived at the breakwater and I spent a while scanning around with the binos in hope. As I looked back toward Pen Anglas some time later I could see three Gannets circling between Pebbly Beach and Crincoed Point. Sure enough a couple of fins popped up so I made my way back toward the entrance. I watched them feeding for a while chasing and playing with some large fish. They then submerged and it was a while before I realised they had headed out toward the end of the breakwater. Naturally I followed and had a good twenty minutes watching them before they once more submerged and as quick as that they were gone.