Dolphin/Whale watching in UK
16 July 2008, 07:46 AM
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Dolphin/Whale watching in UK
Anyone done this and can give me the lowdown. e.g. where to go for 2 or 3 days and hopefully spot any dolphins and maybe even a whale?
Something mixed in with other seabirds would be ideal.
Too old to go tramping over some remote scottish island in the outer isles
Cheers, david
Something mixed in with other seabirds would be ideal.
Too old to go tramping over some remote scottish island in the outer isles
Cheers, david
16 July 2008, 08:00 AM
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Moray Firth just outside Inverness, they do day tours of the Firth etc, you will see plenty out there.
Inverness Dolphin Cruises -THE OFFICIAL DOLPHIN CRUISE
Inverness Dolphin Cruises -THE OFFICIAL DOLPHIN CRUISE
16 July 2008, 08:22 AM
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Moray Firth just outside Inverness, they do day tours of the Firth etc, you will see plenty out there.
Inverness Dolphin Cruises -THE OFFICIAL DOLPHIN CRUISE
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16 July 2008, 09:07 AM
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Sea.fari Adventures
Good opportunity to see whales & dolphins etc on these guys' tours.. and the worlds 3rd largest whirlpool if you're interested in that kinda thing
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Good opportunity to see whales & dolphins etc on these guys' tours.. and the worlds 3rd largest whirlpool if you're interested in that kinda thing
Sea.fari Oban
16 July 2008, 09:30 AM
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Moray Firth just outside Inverness, they do day tours of the Firth etc, you will see plenty out there.
Inverness Dolphin Cruises -THE OFFICIAL DOLPHIN CRUISE
Inverness Dolphin Cruises -THE OFFICIAL DOLPHIN CRUISE
It's one of the best places to see the dolphins (other than from a boat).Moray Firth Partnership [G] | Moray Firth Dolphins
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16 July 2008, 10:14 AM
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The Falkland Islands is fantastic for Whales and Dolphin watching we used to have the Dolphins or Porpoises racing our patrol boats. Those things can seriously shift as our patrol boats were no slouch. There are also a shed loads of Seals and Sea Lions etc.
However it may be a tad far to go for a long weekend trip
we used to have the Dolphins or Porpoises racing our patrol boats. Those things can seriously shift as our patrol boats were no slouch. There are also a shed loads of Seals and Sea Lions etc.However it may be a tad far to go for a long weekend trip
16 July 2008, 10:26 AM
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Well thanks for the useful and SENSIBLE replies chaps and chapesses
I suppose 7 out of 9 isn't too bad for SN these days!!
Mind you I would love to take a Falklands trip...........
david
I suppose 7 out of 9 isn't too bad for SN these days!!
Mind you I would love to take a Falklands trip...........
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16 July 2008, 10:43 AM
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Here's a whale related story.
Where I work, there is a shop floor, a Product Engineering dept and an upstairs R&D department. I work in R&D.
One day, when I smoked, I was sitting the the smoking room we used to have (It's gone now, obviously, it was disgusting, even the windows were yellow, but I digress).
A woman from the shop floor, having a conversation with her friend about a recent trip to Iceland she went on.
"Oh it was fackin fantastic" She enthused.
"We were on this boat, right, and view was well good, what with scenery and that, and then we all saw it, and it went dead quiet, but Dave was on the other side of the boat, so I shouted....."
I'll finish the sentence in a second, but first, picture the scene. You are on a trip, in Iceland. You are presented with a breathtaking vista, a revered hush falls over the boat as one of the most awesome sights in nature reveals itself in all its majesty before your eyes. This is what you came for, this is money well spent, this is a moment that will live with you forever.
The sentence finished like this:
"HERE.... DAVE... IT'S A FACKIN WHALE"
Man, I think I would have killed her.
Where I work, there is a shop floor, a Product Engineering dept and an upstairs R&D department. I work in R&D.
One day, when I smoked, I was sitting the the smoking room we used to have (It's gone now, obviously, it was disgusting, even the windows were yellow, but I digress).
A woman from the shop floor, having a conversation with her friend about a recent trip to Iceland she went on.
"Oh it was fackin fantastic" She enthused.
"We were on this boat, right, and view was well good, what with scenery and that, and then we all saw it, and it went dead quiet, but Dave was on the other side of the boat, so I shouted....."
I'll finish the sentence in a second, but first, picture the scene. You are on a trip, in Iceland. You are presented with a breathtaking vista, a revered hush falls over the boat as one of the most awesome sights in nature reveals itself in all its majesty before your eyes. This is what you came for, this is money well spent, this is a moment that will live with you forever.
The sentence finished like this:
"HERE.... DAVE... IT'S A FACKIN WHALE"
Man, I think I would have killed her.
16 July 2008, 10:45 AM
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I started writing a book when I lived in Tenerife. It was provisionally entitled Whale Watching but funnily enough it wasn't about any aquatic form of life.... I must finish it one day.
16 July 2008, 11:35 AM
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We get quite a few basking sharks cruising around down here. Gives you a bit of a turn when you first see one. Anything up to 30 feet long just on the surface and they are usually a good bit bigger than my motor boat.
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16 July 2008, 11:39 AM
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Your never 'too old' to come to a scottish island! And there's nowhere better for seabirds and sea mammals. Take your car, that way there is no 'tramping' required!!!!
16 July 2008, 12:50 PM
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Pod of killer whales outside my mothers house yesterday (she rang me) 
Mind you, it's the first time in 2 years that she's seen them and she does live in the Orkneys
Dolphins and seals are regular though
Mind you, it's the first time in 2 years that she's seen them and she does live in the Orkneys
Dolphins and seals are regular though
16 July 2008, 12:58 PM
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If you ever shoot up there drop me a PM if i'm in the area i'll give you a pootle round the waters
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