Harbour Porpoises

Despite the miserable wet weather this morning as i was struggling to do the daily guillemot count (with over 800 birds on the colony) there was a fantastic sight to be enjoyed at the end of the headland. As soon as i saw the five gannets feeding on the sea i knew it could be a day for a cetacean sighting, and after a few minutes of watching the sea - there it was- a Harbour Porpoise feeding just off the end of Berry Head. The porpoise was moving rapidly through the water and Gannets were diving around it all feeding off the same shoal of fish. So its always worth a look what ever the weather, we also see Bottlenose and Common Dolphin off the headland and this is also a good time of year to keep an eye out for the Basking Sharks.
Photo by Mark Darlaston

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