What with the weather and various commitments it's been two weeks since I was out at Strumble and with the break in the weather today I was delighted to get back out there. I joined the Thursday survey team of Fran, Andy, Dawn, Ben, Maddie, with interns Rose and Ruth. So lots of eyes on the water as the tide was rising. All was quiet at first then Andy spotted some action off to the NW but was unsure of what was causing the splashes. As they came closer it was easier to see that they were Common Dolphins. That set the tone for the session with Commons showing all over the survey area and by the time the survey finished we estimated 150+ animals in total. In the last 15mins of the survey porpoise were spotted off to the NE and the count for these was 5-7 but I didn't get any pics of them. Thankfully Ben did, so well done Ben.
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