Survey Reports
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 25 July 2026
25 July 2026
View reportA windy crossing produced some spectacular flying skills from a pair of Manx Shearwater, while Dublin held good numbers of seabirds sheltering from the winds....
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MARINElife survey report: Dover-Calais 18 July
18 July 2026
View reportBird sightings in the Channel were sporadic comprising of Herring Gull, Great and Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, Kittiwake, Gannet and a single Sandwich Tern...
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
View reportSeveral exciting encounters with Common Dolphin pods throughout the survey, and an unexpected record of two very rare Roseate Terns in Dublin Port, marked this out as an exceptional Irish Sea survey....
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MARINElife survey report: Felisxstowe-Vlaardingen 7 July
7 July 2026
View reportIt wasn’t until 19:30 that my one and only marine mammal sighting was recorded, a lone Grey Seal bottling for about a minute before sinking below the waves...
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DFDS Newcastle to Amsterdam 6-8 July 2026
6 July 2026
View reportAlthough quiet on the bird front, with the highlight being a Great Skua, the survey team were very lucky to encounter a couple of White-beaked Dolphin, a North Sea specialty!...
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MARINElife Ambassador report: Bideford-Lundy 4 July
4 July 2026
View reportAround the halfway point a shout came out of three dolphins on the starboard side and, although it was a brief sighting, I could identify them as Common Dolphin...
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CLdN Heysham to Warrenpoint 2-3 July 2026
2 July 2026
View reportEventual calmer sea states allowed the survey team to spot a good number of the elusive Harbour Porpoise, while Manx Shearwater numbers were impressive throughout the survey. The first juvenile Guillemot were also seen, freshly 'jumped' from their cliff nest!...
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MARINElife Ambassador report: Ilfracombe-Lundy 27 June
27 June 2026
View reportBack in the Landing Bay, with the tide coming back in, only four Grey Seal remained on the rocks...
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MARINElife survey report: Dover-Dunkirk 27 June
27 June 2026
View reportOne notable exception was a solitary Great Skua patrolling the Channel...
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