Saturday, 3 October 2026

• CLASSIC WHALE TOUR | 09:00, 13:00
• PREMIUM WHALE TOUR | 9:00, 12:00, 15:00

Report from Eldey: As we left the harbour this morning we had a bit of rain, so we layered up and set sail, excited to see who we might find! We sailed out into the bay and saw a few harbour porpoises swimming by, but they were quite fast and shy, so we could only have a brief view on them. A little while later we found a minke whale and this one was really nice to look at, it came close and checked us out as well being relaxed, but also displayed its speed and changed directions. A harbour porpoise all of a sudden made a surprise appearance for a second. Then, another 3 and another solitary individual. It seemed like a good corner for wildlife. However, these species tend to be evasive, so we carried on and kept searching. After a bit, we spotted two blows! There were 3 humpback whales ! We know one individual - their names is Calamity and two unknown friends. These individuals were relaxed and showed off their flukes for us. They had short dive durations which allowed for a great viewing. With smiles on our faces we waved them goodbye and headed back to port. On the way we spotted 3 more habor porpoises, bringing our tour total to 8. We also had 2 white-beaked dolphins! This duo showed off their speed and after two surfaces swam to waters unknown to us. With all of our common sighted cetaceans accounted for, specifically 8 harbor porpoises, 1 minke whale, 3 humpback whales (1 pair and 1 solitary), and 2 white beaked dolphins, we had a great morning!

- Samantha Smith

Report from Eldey: The rain was still coming down this afternoon, so we layered up and headed out, looking forward to who we might find this tour! Not to far from the harbor we spotted the blow of one humpback whale. As we got closer this individual raised their fluke high and showed off their very white underside. When they surfaced again they were right next to us! We could see their entire body through the surface of the water, their pectoral fins shining bright! This individual gave us a nice surface interval before raising their fluke all the way out of the surface and diving below. When they surfaced again they soared out of the water with a breach!!! They then breached again! It is always very exciting to see their bodied rocket out of the water. After all this excitement we watched as this individual swam through the waves. After another close surface and fluke aplenty it was time to wave this individual goodbye and head back to port. What a truly amazing encounter!

-Emily Erskine

Northern gannet, Northern fulmar, sooty shearwater, Manx shearwater, lesser and greater black backed gull, herring gull, black-legged kittiwake, common eider duck, razorbill, common guillemot, black guillemot