All at sea

This weekend we have been visited by our daughter Bronwen and her friends Ade & Claire and in turn their young daughters Amy and Jodie.  The latter are really keen on dolphins so we all went to New Quay on the Ceredigion coast for a trip see these spectacular mammals.




Shag


We cruised down the coast south alongside spectacular cliffs.  The main ledges were now devoid of Guillemots and Razorbills but there were still a few Kittiwakes feeding young by the nests.  A few Cormorants and Shags were loafing around and up to 30 Oystercatchers flew south.  Three Sandwich Terns also moved south together with a single Fulmar and a Mediterranean Gull.




Fulmar


Just at the turning point of our voyage suddenly three Bottle-nosed Dolphins appeared feeding quite close to the shore.  The girls were ecstatic.




Bottle-nosed Dolphin


We finished off in Fishguard Harbour with a visit to the Seatrust display on marine life and enjoyed an ice cream.  Finally we had a fish and chip supper before returning home.




Jodie & Amy


Two more converts to the cause.