Sightings
Sightings – what we’ve seen on trips recently
28/08/2012: 1600 – Offshore
Ocean Sunfish
Two sunfish seen within a few minutes of each other basking at the surface
28/08/2012: 1530 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
A large pod of feeding common dolphins only a quarter of a mile offshore, followed the boat closer into the coastline as well
28/08/2012: 1245 – Compit
Ocean Sunfish
One small sunfish basking in the water close in to shore
28/08/2012: 1300 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
A pod of around 20 feeding offshore, very active and performing lots of acrobactic displays
26/08/2012: 1115 – Offshore
Common Dolphin
A large pod feeding offshore made up of mothers an calves
23/08/2012: 1315 – Stepper Point
Ocean Sunfish
One sunfish seen about a quarter of a mile off the back of the point, basking at the surface of the water
23/08/2012: 0945 – The Mouls
Ocean Sunfish
One small sunfish seen here, possibly a juvenile, basking at the surface of the water
23/08/2012: 0930 – The Rumps
Atlantiv Grey Seal
One female seal seen bottling in the water, watched us for a while then disappeared.
22/08/2012: 1015 – Offshore
Common Dolphin
Massive feeding event about a mile offshore, loads of gannets feeding and about 20-20 common dolphins feeding – maternity pod of mothers and calves.
21/08/2012: 1045 – Stepper Point
Ocean Sunfish
One small sunfish basking just off the coast
19/08/2012: 1745 – Offshore
Common Dolphin
Lots of dolphins seen about half a mile offshore, very social, swam straight over to the boat, bow riding and breaching
14/08/2012: 1845 – Offshore
Harbour Porpoise
Approx 5-10 harbour porpoise feeding offshore, lots of gannets around so possibly more porpoise than were seen
14/08/2012: 1415 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Musts have been 50 plus common dolphins, a large maternity pod with mothers and calves feeding offshore – stayed with the boat for a short time then swam away.
12/08/2012: 1100 – The Mouls
Atlantic Grey Seal
We saw two seals, a male and a female, just sat in the water not paying much attention to the boat, seemed very docile
11/08/2012: 1250 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Approx 10 individuals, possibly more – this was a maternity pod as saw mothers and calves, they came and checked out the boat then swam away.
11/08/2012: 1100 – The Mouls
Atlantic Grey Seal
One male seal seen here, in the same place as seen on 09/08/2012 – didn’t seem to be bothered by the boat
10/08/2012: 1700 – Offshore
Common Dolphin
Only 3 individuals seen, possibly a small group of males
10/08/2012: 1600 – The Quies
Atlantic Grey Seals
One pup seen out at The Quies hauled out on the rocks
09/08/2012: 1430 – The Mouls
Atlantic Grey Seal
One male seal in the water round the back of the island, seen here a few times now, didn’t seem to mind the boat
09/08/2012: 1300 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Approx 20 individuals, very social, engaging with the boat and bow riding
09/08/2012: 1145 – The Rumps
Atlantic Grey Seal
One female seal in the water, often seen in this same place
09/08/2012: 1015 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Approx 5 to 10 common dolphins resting in the water – could have been sleeping as moving very slowly and not interested in the boat
08/08/2012: 1230 – The Mouls
Atlantic Grey Seal
One male and one female in the rocks surrounding The Mouls, bottling in the water
08/08/2012: 1210 – The Rumps
Ocean Sunfish
Two small sunfish in the water close into the rocks
08/08/2012: 1200 – The Rumps
Atlantic Grey Seal
A lone female seal, often seen here in this spot
08/08/2012: 0930 – Gunver Head
Atlantic Grey Seal
In a cave just before Gunver Head, looked like a male
07/08/2012: 1240 – Gulland
Atlantic Grey Seal
Hauled out onto the rocks at Gulland, possibly a female juvenile
07/08/2012: 1000 – Port Quin
Ocean Sunfish
One sunfish breaching – breached 2-3 times then dived under
07/08/2012: 0945 – Lundy
Ocean Sunfish
One sunfish breaching – breached twice then dived under
06/08/2012: 1050 – Mouth of Camel Estuary
Ocean Sunfish
One sunfish basking in the water, quite small possibly a juvenile
06/08/2012: 1045 – Stepper Point
Ocean Sunfish
One sunfish basking in the water, one of the largest we have seen recently
06/08/2012: 1015 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Approx 20-30 individuals many with calves (maternity pod) feeding between The Mouls and Port Quin
27/07/2012: 11:00 – The Rumps
Harbour Porpoise
About half a mile off the rumps, about 4 harbour porpoise were spotted feeding
25/07/2012: 12:30 – Offshore Port Quin
Common Dolphins
Approx 60 individuals, many with calves – a huge maternity pod, riding with the boat and leaping/breaching
24/07/2012: 10:45 – Trevone
Ocean Sunfish
1 sunfish basking in the water not far off the beach at Trevone
24/07/2012: 10:30 – Gunver Head
Ocean Sunfish
2 small ocean sunfish basking in the water, very docile
24/07/2012: 11:20 – The Rumps
Grey seal
Just one seal bottling in the water down between the 2 rumps
24/07/2012: 11:45 – Offshore
Common Dolphin
15 individuals exhibiting social behaviour – bow riding, leaping and breaching
24/07/2012: 11:30 – Offshore
Harbour Porpoise
Approx. 5 porpoise feeding in the water
23/07/2012: 10:50 – The Mouls
Grey Seal
1 Grey seal swimming in the water between the Mouls and the Rumps
23/07/2012: 10:45 – The Mouls
Bottlenose Dolphins
Approx. 20 individuals feeding close to shore between the Mouls, Compit and Port Quin
20/07/2012: 13:30 – The Merope Islands
Peregrine Falcon
1 peregrine in flight around the cliff edges
20/07/2012: 13:00 – The Quies
Grey Seal
2 Grey seals hauled out onto the rocks
20/07/2012: 12:30 – Stepper Point
Common Dolphins
Approx. 20 common dolphins feeding about half a mile offshore at stepper point
19/07/2012: 18:15 – Newland
Harbour Porpoise
Only 1 individual seen, could have been more but they didn’t surface whilst we were there as particularly timid
19/07/2012: 18:15 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Approx. 10 dolphins feeding about half a mile offshore
19/07/2012: 17:00 – Offshore
Common Dolphins
Approx. 20 individuals including 5-10 calves about half a mile offshore
19/07/2012: 16:00 – Compit
Grey Seal
1 Grey seal following the boat, watched us for while then left
19/07/2012: 15:45 – The Rumps
Grey Seal
1 grey seal, looked like a female bottling in the water
18/07/2012: 15:30 – The Mouls
Puffins
3 individuals rafting in the water
14/07/2012: 15:30 – Camel Estuary
Bottlenose Dolphins
5 dolphins feeding in the estuary
14/07/2012:14:00 – The Mouls
Grey Seal
1 male and 1 female at the surface
14/07/2012: 12:15 – Camel Estuary
Ocean Sunfish
1 small ocean sunfish breaching at the surface
14/07/2012: 11:30 – The Rumps
Grey Seal
2 individuals, one male and one female bottling at the surface
12/07/2012: 11:00 – The Mouls
Puffin
15 individuals rafting and flying into their burrows
11/07/2012: 11:15 – The Mouls
Grey Seal
2 individuals, one male and one female bottling at the surface
11/07/2012: 11:00 – The Mouls
Puffin
15 individuals flying into burrows and rafting in the water
10/07/2012 : 1430 – The Mouls
Puffin
Seen Rafting in the water
09/07/2012 : 1230 – Estuary
Bottlenose Dolphin
5 to 10 individuals possibly Feeding
09/07/2012 : 1215 – Offshore
Common Dolphin
5-10 Individuals swimming and diving
09/07/2012 : 1045 – The Rumps
Grey Seal
1 x individual bottling in the water
09/07/2012 : 1100 – The Mouls
Puffins x 2
Rafting in the water
06/07/2012 : 1730 – The Mouls
Ocean Sunfish
1 x small sunfish basking on the surface