Thursday, August 01, 2024
A sparkling though windy day at sea brought nothing special on the outward trip apart from a couple of Manx shearwaters. On the return journey, we sailed past a large flock of terns - maybe 70 to 100 individuals.
Most of them were adults, and they were possibly Arctic terns; this appears to be a juvenile.
A little while later, at about ten to three, a huge splash far to the north near a fishing boat alerted us to the presence of a whale.
Greger then pointed out a second whale behind us, and at much the same distance. I caught a splash (with the cliffs of Lewis in the background).....
.....and a fin!
The only skuas seen were two bonxies, and a white-tailed eagle was spotted high above the Summer Isles.
// posted by Christine @ 12:34 PM 
