{"id":4353,"date":"2018-07-02T15:13:40","date_gmt":"2018-07-02T14:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4353"},"modified":"2018-07-04T09:13:00","modified_gmt":"2018-07-04T08:13:00","slug":"dolphins-newts-north-sea-pelagic-29-07-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/north-sea\/dolphins-newts-north-sea-pelagic-29-07-18","title":{"rendered":"Dolphins; NEWT&#8217;s North Sea Pelagic 29\/06\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our second <a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/tour\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4hr evening pelagic<\/a> of 2018 came a couple of days after our first &#8211; which had been a trip with more swell than expected and only a single sighting of a <em><strong>Bottlenose Dolphin<\/strong><\/em> that didn&#8217;t hang around to be admired by all on board&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Friday&#8217;s forecast was much better though and I knew that a group of around 12 <em><strong>dolphins<\/strong><\/em> had been seen off Newbiggin mid-afternoon.\u00a0 As we sailed out of the Tyne I checked my messages, and discovered that the <em><strong>dolphins<\/strong><\/em> were making their way south down the coast so we were likely to encounter them somewhere off Whitley Bay.\u00a0 Eventually we had around 25-30 <em><strong>Bottlenose Dolphins<\/strong><\/em> playing around the boat, including some that were catching fish and a few small groups with very young calves \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve got spaces still available on our 4hr sailings each Wednesday until August 8th and on our 10hr &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/tour\/3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic<\/a>&#8216; sailings on 15th, 19th and 22nd September.\u00a0 Give us a call on 01670 827465 to book your place before they&#8217;re all filled!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_6947-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_6947-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_6947-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_6947-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_6947.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4357\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7210-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7210-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7210-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7210-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7210.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7267-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7267-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7267-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7267-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7267.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7290-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7290-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7290-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7290-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7290.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7560-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7560-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7560-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7560-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7560.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7604-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7604-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7604-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7604-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7604.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4367\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7606-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7606-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7606-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7606-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7606.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4369\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7661-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7661-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7661-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7661-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7661.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7715-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7715-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7715-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7715-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7715.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4373\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7748-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7748-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7748-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7748-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7748.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7987-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7987-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7987-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7987-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_7987.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8107-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8107-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8107-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8107-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8107.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4379\" src=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8110-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Bottlnose Dolphins spent over an hour playing around the boat on our 4hr evening pelagic off Whitley Bay and St Mary's Island on 29\/06\/18\" width=\"550\" height=\"367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8110-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8110-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8110-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/20180629-DSC_8110.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our second 4hr evening pelagic of 2018 came a couple of days after our first &#8211; which had been a trip with more swell than expected and only a single sighting of a Bottlenose Dolphin that didn&#8217;t hang around to be admired by all on board&#8230; Friday&#8217;s forecast was much better though and I knew 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