Weather conditions: Sea state 1, Visibility >10km, Light swell
One of our Living Seas volunteers conducted a boat survey aboard the Anna Lloyd. Six bottlenose dolphins were seen at the start of the trip and the end of the trip. They were seen bow riding and leaping. Three Atlantic Grey Seals were seen throughout the survey bottling and swimming.
Weather conditions: Sunny, Sea state 3-5, Wind direction None – N/NW.
Five bottlenose dolphins were present in the bay from the start of our surveys yesterday together with an Atlantic grey seal off the harbour wall. The dolphins were socialising and foraging. Our Living Seas Volunteers continued having sightings of small groups of dolphins throughout the morning. After a quiet afternoon there were further occasional dolphin sightings from 4pm on and another seal was seen bottling in the water north of the harbour wall.
Weather conditions: Variable, sea state 1, visibility 10km, light swell
One of our Living seas volunteers conducted a boat survey aboard the Sulaire. Eight Atlantic Grey Seals were spotted bottling and basking. Four bottlenose dolphins were also spotted travelling north.
Weather conditions: Variable, sea state 1-2, visibility 1-10km, light swell
One of our Living seas volunteers conducted a boat survey aboard the Sulaire. Seven Bottlenose Dolphins were spotted travelling and Milling and three Atlantic Grey Seals were seen swimming and logging down the coast towards Llangrannog.
Weather conditions: Overcast with sunny periods, Sea state 1-3, Wind direction N/NW.
Our Living seas volunteers spotted bottlenose dolphins during each of the six surveys conducted yesterday. The dolphins were in small groups travelling through the bay and foraging. During the second survey of the morning Atlantic grey seals were observed twice bottling in the sea north of the harbour wall.
Weather conditions: Overcast with some rain clearing later, sea state 1/2, wind direction S/W
A quiet morning for our Living Seas Volunteers with just the sighting of two Atlantic grey seals north of the harbour wall. Around 5 pm a group of four bottlenose dolphins appeared off the headland. Three of these remained throughout the evening survey giving a spectacular display of leaping and splashy behaviour.
Weather conditions: sea state 0-1, visibility >10km, light swell
Living Seas volunteers conducted two boat surveys today aboard the Anna Lloyd. During the first survey a number of bottlenose dolphin groups were spotted foraging and socialising. A lone Atlantic grey seal was seen hauled out on rocks. Large aggregations of herring gulls, kittiwakes, razorbills and gannets were also seen resting on the water. In the second survey our volunteer spotted both dolphins and grey seals.
Weather conditions: sea state 1-2, visibility >10km, light swell
Living Seas volunteers conducted three surveys aboard the Anna Lloyd of Dolphin Survey Boat Trips. Bottlenose dolphins were observed playing with jellyfish and foraging a long the coast. A number of seals were also seen hauled out on rocks.
Weather conditions: sea state 1-2, visibility >10km, light swell
Living Seas volunteers conducted two boat surveys today aboard the Anna Lloyd. During the first survey a large number of Bottlenose dolphins were spotted along with five Atlantic Grey Seals. During the second survey two Atlantic Grey Seals were spotted, one male and one female.
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Wind Direction S, Sea State 2-3
Our Living Seas volunteers conducted two land surveys yesterday and observed around nine individual bottlenose dolphins during both surveys, including Snowcap and her calf. The dolphins were in two distinct groups, foraging and socialising, as well as occasionally leaping. Two Atlantic grey seals were also sighted.
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Wind Direction SW/S/SE, Sea State 1-3
Our Living Seas volunteers observed bottlenose dolphins travelling and foraging in the bay yesterday morning and a few Atlantic grey seals were also sighted throughout the day including a young juvenile swimming past the harbour wall. Other notable sightings include common scoters and guillemots in their winter plumage.
Weather Conditions: Sunny/overcast, Wind Direction S/W Sea State 2-3
Our Living Seas Volunteers enjoyed a good day for cetacean sightings yesterday, with Bottlenose Dolphins spotted in every survey. They were mainly seen foraging by the reef and fish factory. There was also a large number of seals seen close to the harbour wall. Other notable sightings include lesser black backed gulls, rock pipits and common scoter.