Last Biscay trip for the time being...

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Sightings courtesy of Company of Whaleshttp://www.companyofwhales.co.uk/html/news/news_fr.htm
This time last week I was on the Pride of Bilbao for my last trip in Biscay with the Company of Whales. Although the sea birds sightings were very quiet except for a few Sabine's Gulls, and 1 Sooty Shearwater, the cetaceans sightings on the other hand were excellent as the group recorded 9 species of Cetacean!
The highlights of the trip for me was the sighting of a male Cuvier's Beaked Whale just 30 metres off the ship, large number of Pilot Whales, at least four Sperm Whales and hundreds of Tuna seen in the southern bay.
I would like to thank Mike Weedon and Brian Stone for being great company on the trip and also the guests of Company of Whales for such an enjoyable trip!
A Reed Warbler hitching a lift on the Pride of Bilbao!
Cuvier's Beaked Whale shots taken by Mike Weedon

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