On the last day of meteorological Autumn the weather gave us our first taste of what winter might bring. A stiff NE wind with a general temp of 3deg but the wind chill making it feel like -2to3. Poorish light but the right time for the tide so I was hopeful of seeing some fins. Shortly after arriving I spotted several Commons off to the NW but it was brief. Two porpoise sighted just before the Thursday survey crew arrived brought hope of a successful survey for them too. By this time the wind was realy chilling and all on the survey were feeling it to some degree but despite this concentration was maintained. The next sighting were of 10-15 commons moving in from the East and then hanging around on and off for a good hour feeding just beyond the tide race in front of the lookout. After they moved off to the West we had sporadic sightings of porpoise with my total for the day being six. Very glad to get back home though and into the warmth with a mug of hot soup to thaw me out.
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