Today was my first outing for a week or two and with reports of Rissos in the area I was looking forward to seeing some if present. I was joined by fellow volunteer Rob Havard and with reasonably bright conditions but a cooling NE wind we settled in for what we hoped would be a productive session. The first sightings were of a couple of porpoise moving left to right some 300mtrs off in front of us with sporadic sightings over the next 45 minutes or so. Rob then spotted a couple of Rissos well off to the NW that were tracking down towards the far side of the lighthouse. The sightings were poor due to the swells and due to them not spending time on the surface except for breathing. We saw seven to nine altogether but sadly we failed to get them in the lens.
A lull then for half an hour or so and then another wave of porpoise came in from the west and were foraging in the now well formed and fast flowing tide race. The action died down and so did the light as heavier cloud moved over making it very difficult to see anything in the turmoil of the swells. About 2.15pm we decided to call it a day.
