After a couple of poor-weather weekends, the elements relented and we headed out from Royal Quays on the SarahJFK for a 4hr evening pelagic in the North Sea off southeast Northumberland. Pomarine Skua, Manx Shearwater, Common Scoters and a summer-plumaged Red-throated Diver were the birdwatching highlights, but were eclipsed by what Stephen described as “the greatest wildlife experience of my life”. We’ve got a busy programme of offshore wildlife trips over the coming months, and here a few images that show why they’re so popular;
![White-beaked Dolphin [Lagenorhynchus albirostris], Northumberland UK, 29/07/2011 (c)Martin Kitching/Northern Experience Images White-beaked Dolphin,dolphin watching trips,whale watching trips,Northern Experience Wildlife Tours](https://www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DSC8570.jpg)
![White-beaked Dolphin [Lagenorhynchus albirostris], Northumberland UK, 29/07/2011 (c)Martin Kitching/Northern Experience Images White-beaked Dolphin,dolphin watching trips,whale watching trips,Northern Experience Wildlife Tours](https://www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DSC8537.jpg)
![White-beaked Dolphin [Lagenorhynchus albirostris], Northumberland UK, 29/07/2011 (c)Martin Kitching/Northern Experience Images White-beaked Dolphin,dolphin watching trips,whale watching trips,Northern Experience Wildlife Tours](https://www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/DSC8528.jpg)