Seabird & Whale Trip Report 12th & 13th August
Two back-to-back trips this weekend (one twilight, one full length) were a bit more
challenging than usual on account of the wind and choppier conditions - but fortune
favoured the brave, and all our clients had unforgettable experiences, thanks in no small part to our Bottlenose friends....
On both days we were joined by dolphin pods which included very young calves, and on
both trips they came to us, and played, bow-rode and generally showed off beautifully for extended periods. Grey Seals, Harbour Porpoises and a great selection of seabirds, including
Great and Arctic Skuas, Arctic, Common and Sandwich Terns, lots of auks and Scoters,
huge feeding frenzies of Gannets and much more - but for the migration lovers, the
standout highlight was a Marsh Harrier which we picked up way, way out over sea, which eventually battled in over the boat and then over the highest sea cliff on England's east coast.
Mark James Pearson
Trip Date | 12/08/2021 | 13/08/2021 |
Mammals | ||
Grey Seal | 3 | |
Minke Whale | ||
Bottlenose Dolphin | 15 | 7 |
Birds | ||
Pink-footed Goose | ||
Wigeon | ||
Teal | 5 | |
Common Eider | ||
Common Scoter | 50 | 65 |
Red-throated Diver | ||
Fulmar | present | present |
Sooty Shearwater | ||
Manx Shearwater | ||
Balrearic Shearwater | ||
Gannet | present | present |
Cormorant | present | present |
Grey Heron | ||
Oystercatcher | ||
Curlew | ||
Redshank | ||
Marsh Harrier | 1 in off | |
Pomarine Skua | ||
Arctic Skua | 3 | |
Great Skua | 1 | |
Atlantic Puffin | ||
Razorbill | present | present |
Common Guillemot | present | present |
Black-headed Gull | present | present |
Common Gull | 2 | 1 |
Herring Gull | present | present |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | 1 | |
Great Black-backed Gull | present | present |
Yellow-legged Gull | 1 juv | |
Kittiwake | present | present |
Sandwich Tern | 25 | 20 |
Common Tern | 30 | 45 |
Arctic Tern | 20 | 25 |
House Martin | ||
Sand Martin | present | |
Skylark | ||
Meadow Pipit | ||
Pied Wagtail | ||
Jackdaw | ||
Linnet |