Dolphins

More Than One Mouth to Feed! Kesslet was the only dolphin we spotted out on the Dolphin Spirit today, at 12pm and 4pm. She seemed far more interested in hunting for salmon though, as she kept her distance throughout the day and only came to see us briefly as she ducked and dived into the…

A New Sighting for the Dolphin Spirit! Every day, every sailing, is different at Dolphin Spirit, as you just never know who or what may appear on each trip, and that certainly was the case today. Our 10 am sailing got a real treat, with a fleeting visit from Kesslet as she darted past us…

The Gruesome Twosome Play Hide and Seek with Dolphin Spirit Charlie and Kesslet came out to play today for 3 out of our 4 sailings. The weather was beautiful but hazy, making distance shooting very difficult. The dolphins seemed to use this to their advantage, moving to places where they were like shadows in the…

Kesslet Shares Her Skills! Kesslet is a fantastic hunter, with more than a few skills tucked away under her pectoral fin when it comes to landing a hearty meal! She’s been fishing around the harbour and Kessock Channel almost every day since the flooding rains, which must mean there’s some good eating going on down…

Something Stingy Has Arrived… That’s right, it’s that time of year again; the jellyfish have been sighted in the Moray Firth. Like bees and butterflies are the first signs of spring, jellyfish are the Moray Firth’s sign of summer! Perhaps drawn in by the two weeks of fantastic, warm climate, the jellies are appearing in…

Chase Me Charlie! What a fabulous fun-filled morning we had with resident bad boy Charlie today! It seems we may have caught him on his way out this morning as he lazed around under the Kessock Bridge, but once he spotted the Dolphin Spirit (and all its excited passengers too!), he was more than game…

Kesslet gets up close and personal with our passengers! Even if the weather has been a little bit miserable of late, there’s nothing that gets us (and our passengers!) smiling more than a wonderful encounter with the Moray Firth dolphins. Today, Kesslet was in brilliant form, hunting from the falling tide into the afternoon. We…

Not a Phrase You Hear Often in Scotland… Scotland is known for being dreich (or very wet and grey), albeit beautiful, place; on average Scotland gets between 150 and 250 days of rain a year, so it’s not often that you hear Scots complain when the weather is good for extended periods. However, the very…

Dolphins Dancing in the Firth Friday doesn’t always mean the same to us at Dolphin Spirit as it means for everyone else! Normally, Friday is the start of our busy weekend period, so no resting up here! That said, it was a very quiet day in the Moray Firth in pretty much every possible way;…

Seals Return to the Marina Mudflats Our local seals have been appearing around the Firth in greater numbers recently, but when we looked over the mudflats just outside of the marina they were nowhere to be seen! Our harbour seals (also called common seals) are known to use that spot for a little bit of…