17th December 2022
‘PI’ just off Deep Point this afternoon
Over two week ago, ‘PI’ the Humpback Whale made a return to Scilly after last being seen in the winter of 2020. It was sighted on and off throughout those couple of weeks off the south end of St Mary’s. After a few attempts over that period of time, it was today that I finally caught up with it off Deep Point with Robin, Richie and others. In the late afternoon, it was observed, as it moved from west to east, hugging the Deep Point rocks. In over an hour, it was on view most of time, always at close range, and was briefly joined by a few Common Dolphin. There were also some 600 Kittiwake, streaming west with over 20 Mediterranean Gull off Toleman’s Point as well.
‘PI’ almost touching the Depp Point Rocks as it passed by
Hopefully ‘PI’ will overwinter and give me another chance to get out and kayak with it like I did on Christmas day two years ago in The Roads!!
Before all this whale watching, Richie and I tried out the gulls at high tide off Porthloo. As a result of note there were 2 Yellow-legged and 5 Mediterranean Gull and on the beach were 5 Black Redstart.
2 Yellow-legged Gull at Porthloo
With up to 5 Mediterranean Gull
And a wet Black Redstart out of the 5 present
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