Thursday, 03 October 2013

Tour at 13.00

Report from Hafsúlan: The weather stayed much the same on this tour however the wildlife changed immensely, we only saw 3-5 White-beaked Dolphins on this tour but we saw them very well as they were leaping around and occasionally surfacing close to the boat. We wish that we could have seen more but this is wildlife and very unpredictable that's why it is so fascinating.

Tour at 09:00

Report from Hafsúlan: We sailed out in calm seas, overcast skies and cold wintry breeze. We had a very productive morning with Minke Whales, White-beaked Dolphins and Harbour Porpoises. The Minke was feeding under the boat and so surfacing just meters from us. the first Minke Whale was the best but we saw two others later on in the tour. The dolphins were the funniest to watch as there were 6 animals travelling under and around the boat for a long time. we found a larger pod of White-Beaked Dolphins later but these were very busy feeding. In between watching the dolphins we also enjoyed the company of a small pod of 3-5 Harbour Porpoises. A very Productive morning in the bay.

-Megan Whittaker

Birds seen on todays tour included; Northern Gannets, Fulmars, Lesser black backed Gulls, Glaucous Gulls, Common Guillemots, Cormorants, Eider Ducks.