Strumble Head (02 Aug 09)

Time: 0600 - 1200
Weather: Hazy sun.
Wind: NW (early on) then SW (F3-4)

Storm Petrel - 5
Puffin - 12
Common Scotor - 29 (16M, 13F)
Common Tern - 1
Dunlin - 2
Whimbrel - 5
Sanderling - 1
Turnstone - 1
Ringed Plover - 1
Grey Heron - 2

Common Dolphin - 2 separate pods - 1 * 20 and 1 * 10 (The pod of 10 having at least 3 very small calves)

Bottlenose Dolphin - c.10. Very unusual for Strumble. We had these animals at a bearing of "one o'clock" - they were actively feeding in amongst a large raft of Shearwaters alongside the above pod of 10 Common Dolphin. Unfortunately the Sea Cat then powered through the very spot these dolphin and birds were feeding. (The dolphins were seen to dive just beforehand). After the wake had calmed down the Common Dolphin were seen moving west but the Bottlenose were not seen again.