Archives: Survey Reports
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Portsmouth-Jersey survey 13 April
We only had one cetacean sighting, a Harbour Porpoise, west of St. Ouen’s bay
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Heysham-Warrenpoint survey 11-12 April
It was good to see many Manx Shearwater zooming past us
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 9 April 24
Storm Kathleen brought in an unexpected seabird from the open Atlantic! A Little Auk!
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 12 March 24
It is always good to see the first Manx Shearwater of the season – summer has arrived!
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Dover-Calais survey 18 February
Captain Rogee and his crew were very welcoming as the surveying team settled in on the bridge of the Cote d’Opale ferry from Dover to Calais. This turned out to be the swiftest and smoothest winter crossing we had ever experienced. Bird life was plentiful although, regrettably, no cetaceans were spotted. A quick briefing from…
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Poole-Jersey survey 17 February
One of our first sightings was of a Shag sitting on the sea with its crest up – surely a sign of the approaching breeding season.
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Heysham-Dublin survey 13 February
The mud flats to the south were rapidly disappearing under the very high spring tide, and the roost areas were already teeming with large numbers of Oystercatcher and Curlew.
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Portsmouth-Jersey survey 10 February
Common Gull followed us out of port in good numbers before 35 Brent Geese crossed the bow in v-formation. They fly in gaggles in larger groups, but smaller groups sometimes fly in this shape.
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Felixstowe-Vlaardingen survey 6 February
By the time I arrived on the bridge the following day the ship was 25 miles from the Dutch Coast. I was welcomed by the officer on watch and was later greeted by Captain Torben Sekjaer.
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Heysham-Warrenpoint survey 1-2 February
Sailing up Carlingford Lough is always a great pleasure, and we were treated to some good views of Black Guillemot, Great Crested Grebe, and Red-throated Diver, before the start of the marine survey at the Haulbowline Lighthouse.