Much less wind than forecast as I arrived at Strumble this morning at 09.15am. The ESE'ly wind was cold none the less. As I was setting up my tripod with the camera still inside it's bag a stunning Red Kite flew past at eye level and about 80ft away. What a miss. It would have made a stunning image with the sea behind. After setting up, the sightings of Commons started building and as the tide race formed, they were coming in in big numbers. Not showing too well, and quite distant to start with. Wave after wave surging up against the tide and now getting closer. There were some that were breaching at this point so things were getting exciting, and my shutter finger was constantly on the button. Then around 10.35 it was if someone had flicked a switch and they all but vanished.
Fran, along with the Monday survey team arrived just after 11am and were soon set up and keenly watching over the tide race and beyond. Things were quiet, as by this time the tide was well down and the dolphins were now showing well west of the lighthouse and out of camera range. Fran then spotted a small pod of Commons moving West in front of us and they were very active. Several of them were breaching high out of the water as they sped along at a rate of knots. That was it for me, and I headed home well happy with what I'd seen and captured, leaving the team to finish off their last half hour. Again, no Porpoise sighted by me, but Fran saw one distant beyond the lighthouse. 😢
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