I decided to do a "sit and wait" survey on the breakwater this morning. I arrived at 08.45 and set up my kit. For two hours I waited and waited but nothing but boats and a couple of birds passing. I was set to come home and had brought my camera kit back to the car and I thought just one last scan around before I go. Then there, some 400mtrs off Crincoed Point a fin. Then another and another. Might they come in to the breakwater's end I thought. They were milling around in the same spot for ten minutes or so and then one broke away and headed in followed by the other two a few minutes later. They spent all of ten minutes or so in front of me and then moved off toward the cliffs at the opposite side of the bay.
That was enough though for some decent images which let me see that one of them was our friend with the growth on it's face. This group of three are nearly always seen together as are the other five that have been frequenting the bay. That's eight that I know are using the bay on a regular basis but mostly at different times. Watching them almost daily does allow us to build a picture of the groups and their behaviour while they are here. Any sightings you may have could be very useful in that respect so please if you do see Bottlenose while out and about do report it in to Sea Trust either by phone or on the Sea Trust Wales Facebook "Pembrokeshire Porpoise Whale and Dolphin sightings" page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/545573509378069/
While waiting for the dolphins I took some shots of some of my feathered friends to pass the time.
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| Red Shank |
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| Common Sandpiper |
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| Cormorant |
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