Friday, 2 January 2026

New Years Day annual porpoise watch!

 


Having what seems to have been a trapped Sciatic nere causing a lot of pain over the holiday, and also a less than encouraging weather forcast i was wondering if i could do the porp-watch today . Thankfully Thursday is usually the day for Frans team of Porpoise ID vols and she retimed their watch to coincide with the NYD watch.

It wass not an easy drive to Strumble with the pain in my leg and i arrived 5 minutes late but was gratified to find around forty people there along with Fran's team! Many indeed most, were old friends which was a nice way to start the new year. A bitterly cold Nor Westerly was rolling up the waves making  spotting very difficult but everyone seemed in good spirits enjoying the fresh air as I gave my talk describing all the things nobody could see! Regular Porp watch volunteer, Andy Wise did get a couple of brief glimpses of Common Dolphin and Porpoise, so technically not a total blank, for him at least!

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