{"id":4533,"date":"2018-08-13T07:21:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-13T06:21:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/?p=4533"},"modified":"2018-08-13T08:05:29","modified_gmt":"2018-08-13T07:05:29","slug":"a-grand-finale-newts-north-sea-pelagic-10-08-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northernexperiencewildlifetours.co.uk\/blog\/index.php\/northumberland\/north-sea\/a-grand-finale-newts-north-sea-pelagic-10-08-18","title":{"rendered":"A grand finale; NEWT’s North Sea pelagic 10\/08\/18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday was our final 4hr evening pelagic<\/a> for 2018 and so far we’d managed to run 12 out of 13 pelagics (with one cancelled due to poor weather conditions), with those 12 producing Bottlenose Dolphin<\/strong><\/em> on 2 trips and White-beaked Dolphin<\/strong><\/em> on 6.\u00a0 Allan had been out with the boat during the day and, incredibly, they’d been followed back in to the river by a group of White-beaked Dolphins<\/strong><\/em> who’d made it as far as the first navigation buoy before turning and heading back to sea \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

We checked towards Whitburn first in case they were still hanging around nearby but there was no sign of them so we turned north and followed our usual search pattern.\u00a0 This year we’ve been gathering effort data for the North East Cetacean Project\/MARINElife on all of our pelagics so I’m usually in the wheelhouse and carrying out 180 degree scans ahead of the boat and as we passed St Mary’s Island and some impressive storms over Northumberland I spotted a distant fin.\u00a0 Soon there were 12 White-beaked Dolphins<\/strong><\/em> feeding around us in small groups as the sky darkened and the first drops of rain began to patter against binoculars and cameras.<\/p>\n

Our evening pelagics may be over for another year but our 10hr ‘Northumberland Ultimate Pelagic’ sailings<\/a> start tomorrow, with a trip that’s been sold out for a while, and we’ve got a couple of spaces available on August 29th, September 15th and September 22nd so get in touch with us today on 01670 827465 to book your place before they’re all taken!<\/p>\n

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