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Seabird & Whale Trip Report 12th & 13th August

Wed 18th Aug, 2021

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