Saturday 3rd August

We had a Discovery Voyage this morning followed by a private three hour charter this afternoon. After the strong wind of yesterday and overnight there was quite a chunky swell running but the wind had switched northwesterly, so conditions weren’t too bad at all. In the bay first off we found masses of common dolphins who gave us some lovely views, along with diving gannets and shearwaters. There were also ten seals round the island who were mainly crowded together in a heap. Much further out we briefly saw three porpoises but on the whole out there it was rather quiet. Conditions were brighter during the afternoon and we had a lovely trip with a big family group including some  delightful children, who were interested, engaged and so polite. There were several groups of common dolphins to be seen, a few grey seals, a Cory’s shearwater, two Arctic skuas and a storm petrel.