Sightings Blog

Just a two hour trip today. At last the sea was flat and we had a really favourable westerly breeze, perfect for sailing almost the whole trip. We were a few hours off low tide, but there were already four seals hauled out on the rocks and several more in the water. There were several …

We had a three hour trip this morning. Sea conditions were better though it was quite quiet for wildlife. We saw some grey seals hauled out on the island and lots of seabirds including good numbers of Manx shearwaters. The light on the sea looked beautiful. There were even more numbers of by-the-wind-sailors around. Jellyfish…

We had two Ocean Discovery trips today in a lively south westerly sea, but it was so good to see the sun again! This morning we again saw lots and lots of the little by-the-wind-sailors – with their little sails up, perhaps they were enjoying the sailing as much as we were. There were plenty…

It was a grey murky day today as expected, however the sea has mostly calmed down after the extraordinarily strong wind and huge tides of the last week or so. This morning was admittedly very misty, though as often happens when the vis is poor, the seabird sightings were great. There were very large numbers…

We were scheduled to have an Ocean Discovery this morning and hoped we could sneak it in before the wind and rain got too much. It started out fine, despite the strong wind overnight, and we did well on the wildlife front. We managed to find a group of common dolphins, some harbour porpoises and…

We had an Ocean Discovery tour this morning followed by a Bay Discovery this afternoon. The sea conditions were still a little bumpy and splashy, but this just added to the adventure of the tours. In the morning we found a very interactive pod of common dolphins, who enjoyed bow riding, surfing and circling the…

Today was an eventful. We had a very choppy trip in the building south easterly sea, and had some great wildlife encounters. These included some lovely common dolphins who came and bow rode through the waves, providing a lot of excitement. We also saw porpoises, loads of seabirds, and some grey seals as well as…

We had an ocean discovery in the spring sunshine this morning and were joined by eleven passengers. The sea was a bit chopped up in the south westerly wind but at least it was blue! There were lots of seals on the haul out site, both in the water and on the rocks including some…

We had an Ocean Discovery trip this morning which was fully booked – always a bonus this early in the season! We decided to head east to see if we could pick up this humpback whale which has been hanging round Porthleven in the late afternoons. However we were too early in the day. We…

We had a Bay Discovery trip this morning and found a good variety of wildlife. There were still several seals hauled out on the island despite the rising tide, including the male “Seaweed” who we have seen for the last few years. He was even on Countryfile! There were lots of seabirds feeding in the…

It was our first trip of the year today! The threatened mist and drizzle stayed away and by the end of the trip there was bright sunshine and blue sea. We found lots of grey seal hauled out on the island first of all, including several juveniles and adults we didn’t recognise. There were good…

If you have been on our trips and follow this page, you’ll know that we spend a lot of time collecting records and photos of the seals we find hauled out. Photos are then prepared and submitted to the Cornwall Seal Group Research Trust, and volunteers spend a long time finding matches with seals seen…