Today’s Purbeck Puffin cruise was an absolute delight… The calm conditions made for perfect viewing opportunities and the auks did not disappoint. Five Puffins were observed from the cruise, including the very showy individually photographed below, which makes for the highest total recorded so far this year! And an unexpected flock of 7 Eider west added extra excitement – a species we haven’t recorded from our Puffin cruises before. It was so nice to be out exploring the harbour, enjoying the Purbeck coastline and sharing the experience with a boat of likeminded people. Within the harbour area, 6 Turnstone were logged at Sandbanks, along with a constant passage of Common Terns commuting between Brownsea Island and Poole Bay.
Puffin – Purbeck Puffin Cruise – Louise McKenna
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