Strumble Diary 15/10/2025

 Following on from Carrie's tuna exploits yesterday I was hopeful of some action of my own today. I arrived at 10.30am as did volunteer Steve and we set up our gear and sat in hope. There was a lot of haze over the water but we could see out about a mile or so. I spotted a tuna breach just off the lighthouse so then knew the area to concentrate on. I missed another couple of splashes and then saw a breach to the right of where I was looking. I swung the camera around and as I did so it breached again in the oppoisete direction. I rattled of a volley of shots but with my camera and the tuna's movement in opposite directions it resulted in a slightly blurred shot. So I'll have to try again to get the quality of shot I want.

 

What do they eat? You may well ask. It's Garfish. Now when you're a Garfish and your day is ruined by the presence of a 700lb Blue Fin Tuna you may well look for an escape route. Realistically there isnt one but somewhere above the surface seems like a good option. So with great zest they launch themselves into the air in a vain hope of escape.

In the gaps between tuna sightings there were good numbers of Commons moving around and we had a group of 9-10 porpoise moving NE with the tide and I think it may have been the same group moving SW against the tide later in the session.

 

                                           A passing Chough pair were the best of the bird life.