{"id":4039,"date":"2017-08-28T17:09:55","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T16:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4039"},"modified":"2017-08-28T17:09:55","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T16:09:55","slug":"dolphin-days-newts-northumberland-ultimate-pelagic-260817","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/north-sea\/dolphin-days-newts-northumberland-ultimate-pelagic-260817","title":{"rendered":"Dolphin days; NEWT&#8217;s Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic 26\/08\/17"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a forecast of light westerlies and good weather, I arrived at Royal Quays ahead of our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/tour\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic<\/a> confident that we&#8217;d have a memorable day offshore&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Manx Shearwater, Great Skua<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>Arctic Skua<\/strong><\/em> all gave obliging views and then we started finding <em><strong>Minke Whales<\/strong><\/em> \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Continuing northeast I was sitting alongside Allan in the wheelhouse and noticed some distant splashing &#8211; and there were six <em><strong>White-beaked Dolphins<\/strong><\/em> heading toward us!\u00a0 More dolphins followed and we finished the day with a total of 3 <em><strong>Minke Whales<\/strong><\/em>, 6 <em><strong>Harbour Porpoise<\/strong><\/em> and 37 <em><strong>White-beaked Dolphins<\/strong><\/em> \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got a few spaces available for our next <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/tour\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10hr sailing from Royal Quays<\/a> (08:00, Saturday 2nd September), so give us a call on 01670 827465 to book your space before they&#8217;re gone!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4041\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_5856-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our 10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic to the Farne Deeps on 26\/08\/17 produced an outstanding encounter with White-beaked Dolphins. as well as Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoise, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake and Manx Shearwater\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_5856-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_5856-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_5856-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_5856.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 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https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_5868.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6621-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our 10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic to the Farne Deeps on 26\/08\/17 produced an outstanding encounter with White-beaked Dolphins. as well as Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoise, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake and Manx Shearwater\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6621-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6621-300x200.jpg 300w, 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https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6619-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6619-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6619.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4057\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6598-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our 10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic to the Farne Deeps on 26\/08\/17 produced an outstanding encounter with White-beaked Dolphins. as well as Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoise, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake and Manx Shearwater\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" 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Fulmar, Kittiwake and Manx Shearwater\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6581-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6581-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6581-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6581.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6509-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Our 10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic to the Farne Deeps on 26\/08\/17 produced an outstanding encounter with White-beaked Dolphins. as well as 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10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic to the Farne Deeps on 26\/08\/17 produced an outstanding encounter with White-beaked Dolphins. as well as Minke Whales, Harbour Porpoise, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake and Manx Shearwater\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6485-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6485-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6485-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/20170826-DSC_6485.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4047\" 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2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a forecast of light westerlies and good weather, I arrived at Royal Quays ahead of our 10hr Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic confident that we&#8217;d have a memorable day offshore&#8230; Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake, Guillemot, Razorbill, Puffin, Manx Shearwater, Great Skua and Arctic Skua all gave obliging views and then we started finding Minke Whales \ud83d\ude42\u00a0 Continuing 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