Sea of the Hebrides

At least 40 common dolphins from the Barra - Oban ferry this morning with at least one calf seen. Around 20 were at the entrance to the Sound of Mull out from Tobermory, 10 were out from Castlebay on Barra and the rest somewhere in between.

Bottlenose dolphins in the Sound of Fuideigh, Barra

One of at least four bottlenose dolphins in the Sound of Fuideigh, Barra this afternoon. The photo is a frame from a video taken on my phone and through my telescope. There was a lot of seabird activity in the Sound so presumably there was a shoal of fish, and the dolphins showed well with lots of leaps and tail slapping.

Harbour Porpoise from the Armdhor to Eriskay ferry

Three harbour porpoise, common dolphin and three species of diver including 40+ black throated were the highlight of a ferry journey to Eriskay this morning. Over many years of watching cetaceans, harbour porpoise is the one which I have struggled with most when it comes to getting a photo, so I was very pleased to get these today.

Best of all it appears that there was a calf with the harbour porpoise. These were photographed close to Ardmhor on Barra.