Day 2 of land-based watch off west Scotland
Minke whale soup! The heavy rain filled clouds and the light breeze meant that we had perfect flat seas and grey surrounds today, adding up to great whale viewing conditions! As a result we were able to spot numerous minke whales feeding way off in the distance. Altogether we saw an incredible 17 whales today, although some of them were undoubtedly resights of the same animals making the most of feeding opportunities. Nicola also spotted a mother and calf pair, which was a lovely bonus and she also saw a dolphin that was too far away to identify to species unfortunately. (Yes, so far Nicola has spotted more animals than me, but I’m not bitter, honest!! I’ve spotted more navy vessels anyway…). We missed our local grey seal today, but rafting eiders were plentiful as were passing gannets and cormorants.
The islands of the inner and outer isles, Skye, Lewis and Harris were sadly missing this afternoon due to the fog that came in and engulfed us and our lovely vista. We were a bit soggy so after 6 hours of watching we were ready to call it a day and head for our temporary office (the local!). We are hoping for another good days worth of watching tomorrow before we expect the weather to turn and the high winds to set in!!
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But kudos to the people who did their best to save him.