Sightings

We had what was most likely our last trip for the public this morning in a choppy south easterly sea. Still very mild though! Because it was breezy, we were able to sail for virtually the whole trip, and because of the adjustments to the jib we made in the spring we have used so…

We had a two hour trip this morning followed by a three hour this afternoon in fairly lively sea conditions, especially this morning. There were several seals hauled out on the island early on, who had dragged themselves high above the incoming waves in the most sheltered spot they could find. Clever seals. As we…

We were unexpectedly busy today, with a full Ocean Discovery trip followed by a full Bay Discovery. It seems a lot of schools are doing half term this week and even for two weeks. Lucky things. It started off mirror calm but the forecast south westerly breeze soon started building. We saw a couple of…

A cold northeasterly wind was blowing today, which chopped the sea up and make everything feel very “end of season”. We found lots of birds feeding in groups here and there, and searched our hardest for fins underneath them but drew a blank today. There are a lot of auks feeding out there at the…

We had two Ocean Discovery trips today in sunny breezy conditions – it’s still really mild for the time of year. Heading south this morning there were sporadic groups of seabirds feeding, including lots of guillemots and razorbills. They were hunting from the surface near where the gannets and gulls were following the tuna. A…

Conditions yesterday and overnight were really atrocious so the trip this morning was a bit of a bonus, especially when we woke up to thick fog. This cleared sufficiently by 10am to set off and the wind had dropped too, though the sea state was still pretty interesting! Mist drifted in and out throughout the…

Autumn is advancing! No moans there after such a long summer and glorious September. We had a four hour this morning in quite a big swell. There was also a lot of tide running, which made the waves stand up round the headlands. Have a look at the photo of the little boat fishing in…

We had a four hour trip this afternoon. It’s starting to feel very autumnal out there – our long hot summer and balmy early autumn are definitely waning, so my very strong recommendation is to dress for the season! This means plenty of layers, and please accept our offers of waterproof trousers if you don’t…

Mist and murk cleared this morning to leave a brighter morning, though this afternoon was very dim and autumnal. This morning we had the best porpoise encounter we have had for some time – in fact a couple of regulars described it as our best ever. After so many amazing dolphins, it’s such a treat…

The weather is so fabulous this weekend we added a short notice trip to take advantage of it. There’s no wind at all and the water surface is like satin – absolutely fabulous. Autumn days like this are a gift from the wildlife and weather gods. Heading out of the harbour we could see the…