Wildlife

Hardy Hunters Our sightings today were somewhat few on both boats today, and we are not entirely sure why! This morning was miserable weather-wise but certainly not on the dolphin front, with a nice sighting of Kesslet thrashing about a massive salmon as she toddled her was up the river at the very start of…

Another Big 3 Day for Spirit AND Mischief! What a day! Not only Dolphin Spirit have a fantastic Big 3 day (and then some!), so did Mischief! Despite the forecast, the day was dry for the most part and while enjoying the calm, we also enjoyed some great sightings of the lovely local wildlife. Sightings…

Kesslet Joins the Hunt A grand day to be out on the Dolphin Spirit once again, with some fantastic sunshine through the early sailings and even better sightings, managing to fit all of the “Big 3” in throughout the day! The seal group was certainly enjoying the weather, popping up near the surface often through…

Quite the Crowd It was an enjoyable afternoon for Mischief up near Chanonry, where several groups of dolphins were milling around and hunting together. Dolphin Spirit didn’t have quite the same luck, as local fail-safe Kesslet was actually up at Chanonry too! She had taken Scoopy and Charlie with her as well, but seemed to…

The Troublesome Two Make an Appearance! The day overall was a rather quiet one, in both weather and sightings. The quiet weather was a blessing after yesterday’s hard conditions; the wind was milder than before, despite the dreary forecast, with some light rain in the afternoon. This was all fine for us, as it meant…

Attack of the DSWs! For those who haven’t been out on a trip with us, the dreaded DSW (or Dolphin Shaped Wave) strikes most often during dolphin-watching trips on the Moray Firth on a windy day. For today, we were inundated with sightings of the DSWs, before the actual Ds (or Dolphins!) turned up in…

If Only! We wish we could see an osprey a day here at Dolphin Spirit, they are just such beautiful birds! That being said though, we were very lucky to see one hunting and hovering just over the Inverness Caley Thistle Stadium as we headed out this afternoon! It stuck around for a while, allowing…

Non-Stop Fun in the Rain With Dolphin Mischief, unfortunately, cancelled due to weather and essential maintenance, it was down to Dolphin Spirit to get things going! Thankfully, the poor weather didn’t put our passengers off, as we had all 4 sailings head out with some very enthusiastic passengers! At 10am, we were treated to the…

Dolphins All Day! Well if ever you needed a cure for the midweek blues, today was it! We saw all of our big three – otters, seals, and dolphins – on 3 out of 4 trips, and were blessed with dolphins for every trip too. Only the otters failed to appear at 12pm, but it…

The Lady of Firth… Missing? A dull, dark day out on the Firth saw us enjoying our encounters today in the rain! Through the murk, we managed to spot one of our locals, but not the usual loner; this time it was Charlie! Without his mum in the vicinity (not the river, not in the…