Christine's walking & birds blog

I drove up to the Braes for another dragonfly hunt - and ended up watching dolphins! Before going through the gate into the plantations, I walked out to a rocky outcrop from which you have great views over Ullapool and along Loch Broom. Seeing some circles of white water below, I scanned with the bins and realised that quite a sizeable pod of common dolphins was moving rapidly down the loch.

The dolphins remained for some time in the area, quite close to the harbour, and a small boat leaving the marina diverted to view them, initially giving the main group a wide berth. But the pod had now split up and there were dolphins everywhere, so I was surprised to see that the boat's speed didn't lessen. A bit naughty.