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Time |
What was seen
Special sightings in red |
Other Wildlife/Birds in vicinity |
Where seen from eg: Laurenca, small boats, Carna, Laga Lodge
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Map Ref: |
Weather/Sea conditions /Tides |
Photos |
March |
10.03.09 |
18.00 |
Porpoises |
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Self Drive Boats |
Loch Sunart - Laga Bay |
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Wind force 2/3 small waves
no rain |
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Behaviour: |
Group min of 3, 2 large 1 juvenile. Surfacing very close to boat 5meters then moving away. Sporadic surfacing as if feeding. |
April |
13.03.09 |
10.15 |
Golden Eagle
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Sea Gulls - large variety |
Laurenca - Ferry |
Tobermory |
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Behaviour: |
Soaring above Tobermory |
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14.04.09 |
10.00 |
Porpoises |
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Laurenca - Whale Watching |
Loch Sunart, just off MacLeans Nose |
|
moderate |
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Behaviour: |
2-3 surfaces then disapeared. |
|
14.04.09 |
11.15 |
Big groups of birds |
more birds |
Laurenca - Whale Watching |
SW of Ardnamurchan Point on way out to Coll |
56'41.027N 06'14.639W |
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Behaviour: |
Massive groups of birds rafting along sea fronts, Shearwaters, puffins, guillemots the occasional gannet a few petrels flying every so often. |
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14.04.09 |
13.00 |
Otters
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Seals, oyster catchers, cormerants, herons etc |
Laurenca - Whale Watching |
At the Cairns of Coll |
56'41.861N 06'27.130W |
calm |
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Behaviour: |
2 otters Playing. We saw them before they saw us, they were jumping in and out of the water and playing in the seaweed. When they spotted us they became much more aware and slowly moved around the corner. Came back a few times but then disappeared. |
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14.04.09 |
12.00 to 13.00 |
Seals |
As with the otters and more, the Cairns are full of life |
Laurenca - Whale Watching |
At the Cairns of Coll |
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small swell |
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Behaviour: |
Seals sun bathing on rocks a few in the water. both common and grey seals spotted. |
|
15.04.09 |
12.00 |
Puffins |
Razor bills, Fulmers, cormorants and so on |
Laurenca, Lunga Treshnish Isles |
Rafting up next to Lunga |
Lunga |
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Photos |
Behaviour: |
Puffins just arriving at the Treshnish Isles. Not quite shore bound as they are landing on the cliffes then all flying off again and rafting on the sea below. |
|
15.04.09 |
17.00 |
Porpoises
- numbers 10ish |
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Laurenca - Treshnish Trip |
Fishing Bank, nr Kilchoan |
56'39.986N 06'10.966W |
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Behaviour: |
3-4 groups of 2-4 individuals surfacing probably fishing, they were concentrating and not really paying much attention to the boat. |
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15.04.09 |
during day |
Black Guilimots |
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Laurenca - Treshnish Trip |
on journey |
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wind force 3, sun setting |
Photos |
Behaviour: |
A few black guilemots were seen on the water today. |
|
15.04.09 |
during day |
Seals |
|
Laurenca - Treshnish Trip |
on journey |
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Behaviour: |
3 seals spotted between Caliac point and Staffa, probably fishing.
2-3 spotted off kilchoan again probly fishing similar food to the porpoises. |
May |
18.05.09 |
17.05 |
Porpoises
2 groups of 3/4 |
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Laurenca - Ferry |
between Tobermory & Drimnin |
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Behaviour: |
Repeated surfacing, then resting (floating)on surface for 4-10seconds. |
|
19.05.09 |
Midday |
Common Seals |
Large flocks of shearwaters |
Laurenca - Whale Watching |
At the Cairns of Coll |
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Behaviour: |
Common seals mainly sighted. Sitting on rocks a few in the water - no pups seen. |
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19.05.09 |
13.00 |
Minke Whale |
Manx Shearwater, Gannets |
Laurenca - Whale Watching |
Off the Cairns of Coll |
56'39.778N 06'27.271W |
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Behaviour: |
Very sneaky minke, surfaced twice and then not seen again, thought to be travelling heading SW down coast of Coll. |
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19.05.09 |
19.05 |
Porpoises |
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Laurenca - Whale Watching |
Travelling up Loch Sunart |
56'39.907N 05'54.611W |
Flat calm, with small ripple. |
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Behaviour |
Group of three surfacing - travelling. |
