Common Dolphins - 23rd September 2013

We saw around 15 common dolphins today, this individual kept leaping clear out of the water almost continuously!

Here is one of Andy's videos from yesterday's encounter… 

Wildlife Adventure - 23rd September 2013

What an amazing 4 hours… 2 fantastic sightings of harbour porpoise close to the boat, an otter and 2 white-tailed eagles in the same field of view, distant golden eagles soaring above Ardnamurchan, common seals, Arctic tern, divers AND a group of around 15 COMMON DOLPHINS leaping and bow-riding!!

Gannet - 21st September 2013

A Gannet taking flight on our Whalewatch Explorer yesterday. Around 60-70% of the worlds Northern Gannet population breed in the UK!

Minke Whale - 21st September 2013

Minke whale surfacing off Sula Beag's bow on today's Whalewatch Explorer

Whalewatch Explorer - 21st September 2013

After a week spent in more sheltered waters we headed out to one of our favourite spots and sure enough a MINKE WHALE surfaced right off our bow! We listened to its powerful blow and watched it feed along a strong tide line - magic! We also saw harbour porpoise, 3 white-tailed eagles, gannets, Manx shearwaters, guillemots, razorbills, storm petrels, Arctic skua and had a very inquisitive bonxie follow Sula Beag. We also visited the Cairns of Coll to watch the common & grey seals 

Common Dolphins - 20th September 2013

Common Dolphin adult and calf surfacing on today's Wildlife Adventure.

Wildlife Adventure - 20th September 2013

A great encounter with around 25 Common Dolphins today which included a healthy number of calves and juveniles. Harbour Porpoise showing well including some rare underwater views of the animals. A White-tailed Eagle was seen soaring over the tiered Mull landscape. Common and Grey Seals were also viewed and today's sea birds included Gannets, Kittiwakes and Guillemots.

Wildlife Adventure - 18th September 2013

Sunshine, showers and lots of beautiful rainbows today! We had a couple of porpoise sightings including some individuals surfing in the waves, good numbers of common seals at one of our local colonies, a herd of red deer on Ben Hiant getting ready for the rut, great skua, gannets, guillemots, kittiwakes

Common Seal

Good weather for Seals! No trips today but here is a Harbour Seal in moult which we saw earlier in the week.

Minke Whale - 14th September 2013

One of the whales seen today! We believe this is Wrinkle, a whale seen at least 5 times this year. (Other photos of the whale's left side show the distinctive 'wrinkles'!)

Whalewatch Explorer - 14th September 2013

We found TWO MINKE WHALES today!! They were feeding together along a strong tide line and as we were drifting they surfaced close by several times giving us all fantastic views. We also stopped by the Cairns of Coll which were looking stunning in the sunshine. Other sightings include three white-tailed eagles, harbour porpoise, common & grey seals, Manx shearwaters, great skua, great northern diver, kittiwakes and gannets 

White-tailed Eagle - 11th September

Cracking photo of a white-tailed eagle taken by Ewan on one of Wednesday's Wildlife Adventures

Wildlife Adventure - 13th September 2013

Some distant views of Porpoise seen today on a lovely flat calm sea state. Gannets and Shearwater were seen out in the open grounds along with Guillemots and Razorbills. On the way back in the sun came out and we enjoyed a pair of White-tailed Eagles sat up in the conifers and a Peregrine Falcon taking flight heading across the Sound of Mull to the mainland side. Common and Grey Seals were showing well at our local colony to finish off the trip.

Common Dolphins - 9th September 2013

Common Dolphins approaching Sula Beag on Monday 9th September Whalewatch.

Wildlife Adventure - 11th September 2013 2:00pm

Wildlife Adventure passengers - 11th of September 2013, 2pm. More great sightings this afternoon including a basking shark!! It's been around a week since our last sighting of one so very good to see they are still about. Also fantastic views of 2 white-tailed eagles (one of which flew right alongside us!), harbour porpoise, common & grey seals, an Arctic skua harassing a kittiwake and great northern divers 

Wildlife Adventure - 11th September 2013 9:30am

Wildlife Adventure passengers - 11th of September 2013, 9.30am. Lovely views of harbour porpoise was the highlight on this morning's trip with 2 small groups showing well against a misty Ardnamurchan. We also saw common & Atlantic grey seals, bonxies, great northern diver, storm petrel, Manx shearwaters and diving gannets 

Whalewatch Explorer - 10th September 2013

A grey and rather windy start to the trip but some great sightings throughout our 7 hours at sea. A minke whale was spotted by a few on board however after three surfaces we lost track of it, very sneaky! We headed to our favourite sandy beach at the Cairns for our lunch break and enjoyed watching the curious seals and had a young white-tailed eagle flying overhead getting mobbed by gulls. We also saw another 3 white-tailed eagles, harbour porpoise, gannets, fulmars, shearwaters, great skuas and a couple of great northern divers back from their breeding grounds

Whalewatch Explorer - 9th September 2013

Glorious sunshine and incredible visibility today. The highlight was 2 pods of common dolphins! We were with the first 50 for around half an hour watching them feed amongst gannets & shearwaters and then play around us. Just as we were leaving the area we were joined by another 30+ dolphins that headed straight for our bow and travelled with us for some time… wow! We also spent a happy hour at the Cairns of Coll watching the common seals in the sunshine and 2 white-tailed eagles flying over our heads. Whilst at the Cairns we took a moment to remember Sula and celebrate her life... boy would she have loved this trip! 

Whalewatch Explorer - 8th September 2013

A beautiful day spent exploring a patch we've not visited for a while. We headed north around Ardnamurchan and towards the Isles of Eigg & Muck with amazing visibility and stunning views. Along the way we had several porpoise sightings including one special encounter with a particularly playful group who stayed with us while we drifted amongst them. Also sea eagle, common seals, Arctic skua following the boat, bonxie, gannets, fulmars, shearwaters, guillemots and razorbills 

 

 

Wildlife Adventure - 6th September 2013

A very sunny day in Tobermory - hence all the squinting faces! Some brilliant sightings today including peregrine falcon, lots of common seals at our local colony, 2 pairs of white-tailed eagles sat in the same binocular view, lovely views of harbour porpoise including seeing 2 underwater and a golden eagle getting mobbed by 4 ravens 

Wildlife Adventure - 4th September 2013

A group of 6-7 harbour porpoise surfing in the sunshine was enjoyed by all on board. Another highlight was golden and white-tailed eagles interacting on the wing displaying a battle of Britain's two top predators as the golden eagle performed territorial sky dancing after the duel. common and grey seals were showing in healthy numbers hauled out on the shoreline. Sea birds included diving gannets, shearwater, arctic terns, fulmars, kittiwakes, guillemots and shags.

Whalewatch Explorer - 3rd September 2013

A windy trip today but some great sightings of three basking sharks feeding at the surface amongst the chop! As we headed into the Cairns of Coll for lunch to see the common & grey seals we were followed by a juvenile white-tailed eagle. We had a great size comparison between the eagle and a heron flying close by! We also saw harbour porpoise and plenty of seabird activity. Storm petrels, great skua, Manx shearwaters, fulmar fly-bys and diving gannets

Wildlife Adventure - 1st September 2013

Wildlife Adventure passengers – 1st of September 2013. Another blowy day on Mull but a great 4 hours spent exploring the sheltered waters of the Sound and the beautiful scenery of Loch Sunart. We visited 2 common seal colonies, saw a white-tailed eagle perched on a rocky crag, 2 Arctic skuas, great skua, terns, razorbill & guillemots with their chicks, kittiwakes and gannets.

Whalewatch Explorer - 31st August 2013

Whalewatch Explorer passengers - 31st of August 2013. Strong winds today meant we had to stay in more sheltered waters but the sun shone for us for most of the trip and we had some great sightings. The highlight was seeing a large basking shark up close almost surfing in the waves! We also saw a white-tailed eagle in flight crossing the Sound whilst getting mobbed by gulls, harbour porpoise, we visited a common seal colony and had some great views of our favourite seabirds including shearwaters, gannets, great skua and kittiwakes