31/03/2011 1 Minke Whale between Coquet Point and Coquet Island (M. P. Frankis/A. S. Jack)
04/04/2011 13 Harbour Porpoises off Lizard Point (P. Collins via A. Tait)
Pilot Whales
3 weeks ago
Tuesday, 5 April 2011
Monday, 28 March 2011
Northumberland pelagics 2011
The 2011 Northumberland Pelagics programme, operated by Northern Experience Wildlfie Tours in association with the Northumberland and Tyneside Bird Club
Friday 22nd July 2011
A 4-hour evening pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 18:00. Cost £30 per person. Target species; Storm Petrel, Great Skua, cetaceans
Wednesday 27th July 2011
A 5-hour pelagic to the Farne Deeps on a high-speed RIB, departing Seahouses Harbour, time tbc. Cost £70 per person. Target species; White-beaked Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Minke Whale
Friday 29th July 2011
A 4-hour evening pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 18:00. Cost £30 per person. Target species; Storm Petrel, Great Skua, cetaceans
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
A 4-hour evening pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 18:00. Cost £30 per person. Target species; Storm Petrel, Great Skua, cetaceans
Thursday 11th August 2011
A 10-hour pelagic to the Farne Deeps departing Royal Quays Marina at 08:00. Cost £70 per person. Target species; White-beaked Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Minke Whale
Saturday 3rd September 2011
An 8-hour day pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 09:00. Cost £47.50 per person. Target species; skuas, shearwaters, cetaceans
Saturday 10th September 2011
A 4-hour Whale and Dolphin Cruise departing Seahouses Harbour at 10:00. Cost £35/adult, £20/child. Target species; White-beaked Dolphin, Minke Whale, Harbour Porpoise.
Saturday 17th September 2011
An 8-hour day pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 09:00. Cost £47.50 per person. Target species; skuas, shearwaters, cetaceans
Our pelagic trips from Royal Quays take place on the SarahJFK, a 44ft converted lifeboat which is used for sea-angling charters and for the last ten years has been chartered for our pelagic trips. The boat offers an excellent vantage point for observation of wildlife. All of our Royal Quays pelagics are limited to a maximum of 12 participants, allowing all on board a good opportunity to see any birds or cetaceans which are found. Some truly outstanding opportunities for photography occur on our pelagic trips as well, with many birds being attracted very close to the boat.
Our Whale and Dolphin Cruise from Seahouses will be on Glad Tidings V.
Our pelagic trips have proved very successful and they are an excellent way to enjoy our offshore wildlife in the company of other birders who are always willing to help any less experienced participants. More experienced birders may well find that the North Sea is a new frontier for their birding. Pelagic birding is very unpredictable but highlights of our trips on the SarahJFK have included the 1st British North Sea Wilson’s Petrel (2002), Long-tailed Skua (2002), Sabine’s Gull (2005), Harbour Porpoise (2006), Minke Whale (2006 and 2007), Great Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater and Pomarine Skua (2007), excellent views of Sooty Shearwater in each of the last nine years and several very close encounters with White-beaked Dolphins, most recently on our Farne Deeps trip in September 2010.
Participants should bring their own food and drink and warm/waterproof clothing.
To reserve a place on any of these trips, please contact Martin Kitching martin@newtltd.co.uk or (O167O) 827465 and send a deposit of £10 per person per trip (cheque payable to ‘Northern Experience Wildlife Tours Ltd’, non-refundable if you cancel at a later date) to NEWT Ltd, 18 Frances Ville, Scotland Gate, Northumberland, NE62 5ST. Alternatively, you can book online. The balance of payment is due 2 weeks before sailing.
Friday 22nd July 2011
A 4-hour evening pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 18:00. Cost £30 per person. Target species; Storm Petrel, Great Skua, cetaceans
Wednesday 27th July 2011
A 5-hour pelagic to the Farne Deeps on a high-speed RIB, departing Seahouses Harbour, time tbc. Cost £70 per person. Target species; White-beaked Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Minke Whale
Friday 29th July 2011
A 4-hour evening pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 18:00. Cost £30 per person. Target species; Storm Petrel, Great Skua, cetaceans
Wednesday 3rd August 2011
A 4-hour evening pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 18:00. Cost £30 per person. Target species; Storm Petrel, Great Skua, cetaceans
Thursday 11th August 2011
A 10-hour pelagic to the Farne Deeps departing Royal Quays Marina at 08:00. Cost £70 per person. Target species; White-beaked Dolphin, Common Dolphin, Minke Whale
Saturday 3rd September 2011
An 8-hour day pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 09:00. Cost £47.50 per person. Target species; skuas, shearwaters, cetaceans
Saturday 10th September 2011
A 4-hour Whale and Dolphin Cruise departing Seahouses Harbour at 10:00. Cost £35/adult, £20/child. Target species; White-beaked Dolphin, Minke Whale, Harbour Porpoise.
Saturday 17th September 2011
An 8-hour day pelagic departing Royal Quays Marina at 09:00. Cost £47.50 per person. Target species; skuas, shearwaters, cetaceans
Our pelagic trips from Royal Quays take place on the SarahJFK, a 44ft converted lifeboat which is used for sea-angling charters and for the last ten years has been chartered for our pelagic trips. The boat offers an excellent vantage point for observation of wildlife. All of our Royal Quays pelagics are limited to a maximum of 12 participants, allowing all on board a good opportunity to see any birds or cetaceans which are found. Some truly outstanding opportunities for photography occur on our pelagic trips as well, with many birds being attracted very close to the boat.
Our Whale and Dolphin Cruise from Seahouses will be on Glad Tidings V.
Our pelagic trips have proved very successful and they are an excellent way to enjoy our offshore wildlife in the company of other birders who are always willing to help any less experienced participants. More experienced birders may well find that the North Sea is a new frontier for their birding. Pelagic birding is very unpredictable but highlights of our trips on the SarahJFK have included the 1st British North Sea Wilson’s Petrel (2002), Long-tailed Skua (2002), Sabine’s Gull (2005), Harbour Porpoise (2006), Minke Whale (2006 and 2007), Great Shearwater, Balearic Shearwater and Pomarine Skua (2007), excellent views of Sooty Shearwater in each of the last nine years and several very close encounters with White-beaked Dolphins, most recently on our Farne Deeps trip in September 2010.
Participants should bring their own food and drink and warm/waterproof clothing.
To reserve a place on any of these trips, please contact Martin Kitching martin@newtltd.co.uk or (O167O) 827465 and send a deposit of £10 per person per trip (cheque payable to ‘Northern Experience Wildlife Tours Ltd’, non-refundable if you cancel at a later date) to NEWT Ltd, 18 Frances Ville, Scotland Gate, Northumberland, NE62 5ST. Alternatively, you can book online. The balance of payment is due 2 weeks before sailing.
Recent sightings
Some impressive numbers of Harbour Porpoise, and the continuation of the Northeast Cetacean Project transect surveys (with many thanks to the Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee - having a project partner with a patrol boat is a real bonus!).
22/02/2011
Northeast Cetacean Project Transect Survey (M. Kitching/R. Milor/NSFC St Oswald)
21 Harbour Porpoise
2 poss. Minke Whale
20/03/2011
Whitburn obs. (P. Collins via A. Tait)
1 Minke Whale
25/03/2011
Northeast Cetacean Project Transect Survey (M. Kitching/NSFC St Oswald)
28 Harbour Porpoise
1 Minke Whale
1 White-beaked Dolphin
26/03/2011
Sarah JFK (A. Skinner)
6-7 Harbour Porpoise 4mi E of the Tyne
22/02/2011
Northeast Cetacean Project Transect Survey (M. Kitching/R. Milor/NSFC St Oswald)
21 Harbour Porpoise
2 poss. Minke Whale
20/03/2011
Whitburn obs. (P. Collins via A. Tait)
1 Minke Whale
25/03/2011
Northeast Cetacean Project Transect Survey (M. Kitching/NSFC St Oswald)
28 Harbour Porpoise
1 Minke Whale
1 White-beaked Dolphin
26/03/2011
Sarah JFK (A. Skinner)
6-7 Harbour Porpoise 4mi E of the Tyne
Sunday, 2 January 2011
Happy New Year
An astonishing start to 2011, with a Humpback Whale watched as it passed slowly N 0.75km off Whitburn between 13:05-13:40 (M. Newsome/S. Addinall)
Friday, 24 September 2010
Harbour Porpoises
21/09/2010, 7+ Harbour Porpoises from Harkess Rocks, Bamburgh (Northern Experience Wildlife Tours www.newtltd.co.uk /Bird Watching Magazine)
Sunday, 19 September 2010
September cetacean sightings
03/09/2010 5 White-beaked Dolphins in the Farne Deeps, Northumberland. Video can be viewed on the Northern Experience blog (Northern Experience Pelagics)
11/09/2010 1 Harbour Porpoise just south of Staple Island, Farne Islands, Northumberland (Northern Experience Pelagics)
18/09/2010 2 White-beaked Dolphins off Newbiggin, Northumberland at 15:00 from NEWT Birdwatching trip (Northern Experience Pelagics)
19/09/2010 30+ White-beaked Dolphins breaching off Tynemouth, North Tyneside at 11:15 (A. Skinner)
11/09/2010 1 Harbour Porpoise just south of Staple Island, Farne Islands, Northumberland (Northern Experience Pelagics)
18/09/2010 2 White-beaked Dolphins off Newbiggin, Northumberland at 15:00 from NEWT Birdwatching trip (Northern Experience Pelagics)
19/09/2010 30+ White-beaked Dolphins breaching off Tynemouth, North Tyneside at 11:15 (A. Skinner)
Friday, 13 August 2010
Sightings 12/08/2010
2 large dolphins (probably Bottlenose) past Whitburn (S. Addinall)
6+ White-beaked Dolphins between Church Point and Beacon Point, Newbiggin, 16:00-17:00 (A. Priest)
Farne Deeps pelagic cancelled due to weather. Rescheduled for Friday September 3rd. We have a few places available. Call 01670 827465 for further details.
6+ White-beaked Dolphins between Church Point and Beacon Point, Newbiggin, 16:00-17:00 (A. Priest)
Farne Deeps pelagic cancelled due to weather. Rescheduled for Friday September 3rd. We have a few places available. Call 01670 827465 for further details.
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