The Safari and five volunteers were to be found sat on the cliffs at the bottom of the hill this morning. One of the volunteers had recently seen half a dozen what sounded suspiciously like Bottle Nosed Dolphins from the beach at St Anne's a little over a week ago; the same pod as we saw some weeks ago and were seen in the Lune Deeps about a fortnight ago?
Early news was that there had been a trio of Arctic Skuas where we had been watching from yesterday. As we arrived and started set up and get organised a heavy squall had us reaching for the waterproofs. The wind had picked up over night and conditions at sea were far from conducive for seeing any cetaceans.
Early on a lone Gannet went past at the horizon but after that there was very little of any interest at all - not selling this event very well, are we?
The tide ebbed and the temperature plummeted, by half way through the watch the wind was fierce and the cold numbing.
The volunteers went down on to the beach to have a look at a small shark we'd seen some blokes looking at and have a bit of a play on the sand to warm up.
The shark turned out to be a Dusky Smooth-hound and just look at the colour of that sky.
We tried a few gull in flight pics as they drifted by on the wind.
By the end of the four hour session we were glad to pack up and get back to Base Camp for a warm up. The curse of the NWDW continues!
After some lunch we were hoping to head up north a little way to twitch the Spoonbill but there was negative news from AB...not surprising as we've just found out it;'s relocated to the South-side...the infernal thing!!!
Where to next? More of the same tomorrow, this time at Little Bispham by the boat angling club building from 09.00 to 13.00. We need the wind to drop!!!!!
In the meantime let us know if you're having better luck in your outback.
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Keep at it Davo, things will turn around ;-)
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