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On board Silurian
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. 28th June 2009
Date: Sunday 28th June 2009
Anchorage: Little Kettle Pool, Loch Skiport, North Uist. Position: 57°19’533N 007°14’918W Distance travelled: 49.7 miles Leaving Ensay in the sound of South Harris we sighted a Basking shark with an uncharacteristic curled over dorsal fin, this was soon followed by a second Basking shark. Leaving the sound we entered the Sea of the Hebrides and met a friendly Minke whale that approached our boat and allowed us to see its white flippers under the surface of the water. Throughout the day we sighted two other juvenile Minke whales, a pod of 25 short beaked common dolphins that swam our bow wave and around us for several minutes. The Dolphins were feeding with diving Gannets and the hydrophone picked up whistles and clicks. Also sighted were numerous seals and juvenile Puffins (along with many other seabird species) and twelve Harbour porpoise sightings. Also sighted were numerous moon and lions mane jelly fish. The sea was in most cases mirror calm with shades of grey and blue. The day ended with a silvery entrance and mooring in Little Kettle Pool of Loch Skiport of the Isle of South Uist. This is a beautiful rocky island with a great collection of birds. # posted by HWDT @ 5:20 AM
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