First trip out for a while arriving at 09.30 and not the best of days weather wise. A strong nearly gale force WSW wind was pushing hard against the dropping tide raising some very lumpy swells in the tide race. So lumpy in fact the commons were more like downhill skiiers than surfers. So yes, there were a large number of commons feeding off the lookout and indeed all over the tide race from off the point to a good half mile NW out in the tide race.
The Monday survey team arrived at 11.am by which time I must have seen well over 160+ Common Dolphins. We watched a couple of large groups moving through the tide race West to East occasionally slowing to catch fish before resuming their course. Around 12pm they turned and started running back West with the tide and eventually out of sight. Things were quiet then for a while before a single Porpoise was sighted followed a few minutes later by a couple more. Having been there for three very cold hours I decided to call it a day and leave the team to continue their watch.
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