Silurian is HWDTs research and education vessel.

Most weeks April through October she is either monitoring the waters of the west coast of Scotland for whales, dolphins, and porpoises, or serving as a floating classroom for one of the many Argyll island primary and secondary schools.

Read the log below to find out what Silurian and her crew have been up to each week and all about the whales, dolphins and porpoises they spot!  To find out about the latest marine life sightings spotted elsewhere, click here.

If you would like to send the crew an e-mail with your questions click here.

Click here to view the Silurian Log archive.

Anchorage: Loch Eport, North Uist
Position: 57° 33’.800N 007° 09’.300W
Distance Travelled: 57 NM

Epic sail from Rum to Loch Eport with a pod of common dolphins (including some calves) feeding en route. The occasional seal (one of which I first identified as rubbish, then as porpoise and finally as seal (apologies seal!!)) but otherwise just uninterrupted scenery, sea and birds. Isolated sea loch for harbour tonight with just seals gulls and red deer as neighbours.

Allison

# posted by HWDT @ 4:01 AM

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