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.
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Wind Direction SW/W/NW Sea State 2-3
Marine mammals were spotted in all four of the land surveys conducted yesterday, with the sunny weather making for ideal spotting conditions. A total of 10 bottlenose dolphins were observed foraging in the bay, including Snowcap and her calf, and several Atlantic grey seals were spotted bottling and scanning close to the wall. A sandwich tern flew over in the afternoon, a particularly late sighting for this species.
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Wind Direction varied, Sea State 1-3
It was a varied day for spotting marine mammals yesterday for our Living Seas Volunteers. 9 bottlenose dolphins were observed in the first land watch of the morning. They were observed travelling and foraging right around the bay. Later in the day a number of Atlantic Grey Seals were seen scanning and swimming close to the harbour wall.
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Wind Direction SE/E, Sea State 1-2
Beautiful conditions and great visibility meant that our Living Seas volunteers were able to carry out surveys throughout the day yesterday. Groups of Bottlenose dolphins were seen in our first and last survey of the day yesterday, with groups seen close to the harbour wall leaping and socialising, as well as foraging near the cardinal marker. Atlantic grey seals were seen swimming along the harbour wall in the morning and afternoon. An exciting bird sighting of a flock of Great White Egrets were seen flying across the harbour in the afternoon.
Weather Conditions: Sunny, Wind Direction: N/NE, Sea State 3-4
Our first land watch yesterday was sadly cancelled due to rough sea conditions, however during our second land watch of the morning our Living Seas volunteers spotted a small group of dolphins travelling past the headland. We also had a number of sightings of Atlantic grey seals, in both the morning and the afternoon. Atlantic grey seals were seen bottling and hunting in the morning, and swimming past the harbour wall in the afternoon.
Weather Conditions: Overcast, Wind Direction: NW, Sea State 2-3
It was a good day for our Living Seas Volunteers yesterday with Bottlenose Dolphins being observed in every survey. The same dolphin was seen foraging by the cardinal buoy for around four hours! One dolphin was identified by our ShoreFin team as Vader and could be seen surfing the waves. There were also three sightings of Atlantic Grey Seals swimming and scanning throughout the day.
Weather conditions: No precipitation/Overcast, Sea state 3, Visibility >10km, Wind force 2-3
Two boat surveys were conducted yesterday, and both Bottlenose dolphins and Atlantic grey seals were sighted. A pregnant female seal was seen hauled out on a beach near the headland, which looked likely as if it would give birth later that day. Seals were also sighted bottling and scanning in both surveys. Bottlenose dolphins were seen in the second survey foraging near the boat.