seabirds

It was cooler and greyer today with a bit more of a breeze, but thankfully we didn’t get any rain or thunder. This morning we went a long way south before we started picking up feeding seabirds and then Duncan spotted some far off splashing – common dolphins! Even when we got close to them…

We had a fabulous day on the water today with wildlife in great abundance. The morning was hot, calm and (mostly) sunny for our Discovery Voyage trip, and we found common dolphins in five places further offshore. They gave us wonderful views in the silky calm water. Coming inshore we saw loads of Manx shearwaters…

We had two Ocean Discovery trips today in calm conditions and hot sun. We saw grey seals down at the island, especially well this morning when they were hauled out on the rocks. We then headed westwards and everything seemed very quiet – until lots of feeding gannets were spotted in the far distance. Underneath…

We had a Ocean Discovery followed by a Bay Discovery today in flat calm conditions and bright sunshine. This morning we saw a pod of dolphins “flying” -always a spectacular sight. They were heading offshore at great speed so we sat and watched them go. We also had great views of grey seals, a couple…

We had a four hour trip this afternoon in light winds and good visibility. For the first time this summer there were lots of jellyfish to be seen – compasses, blues and combs. We found good numbers of harbour porpoises near Land’s End, along with lots of seabirds – gannets, shearwaters and guillemots. At the…

We have had two days portbound because of the wind, which dropped today. however this morning was very foggy so we had to postpone our four hour trip, and just do the two hour. After lunch it was clearer. We saw several harbour porpoises, various seabirds including a puffin and Mediterranean gull, and a grey…

Back out on the water today after a much needed day off yesterday and we had a good one! We sailed south with this morning’s three hour trip passengers and spotted just a few gannets circling in the distance. Coming down to the area, we were gradually joined by a group of up to thirty…