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Sunday, August 4th, 2024

Species seen today: Humpback Whale

Birds seen today: Common Eider, Ruddy Turnstone, Purple Sandpiper, Arctic Skua, Atlantic Puffin, Black Guillemot, Black-legged Kittiwake, Black-headed Gull, Herring Gull, Great Black-backed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Arctic Tern, Northern Fulmar, Northern Gannet

Today we are going out at 20:00 for our whale watching and a full schedule of our puffin watching tours! 

Sunday, August 4th, 2024

20:00 - The wind had gone down dramatically so we were very hopeful about this tour. And our hopes paid up!! We started with a visit to the puffins in Engey, where we could admire them in their burrows from very up close due to the very high tide. Next we drove out, and after not much wait, we found 3 humpback whales! Bingo! The whales were amazing, very active, feeding and spending a lot of time on the surface. And a breach! The sunset was gorgeous as well so it was a magical tour.

Crew: Captain Miquel & Guide Rodrigo

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Herring Gulls Feeding

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