Survey Reports
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MARINElife survey report: Felixstowe-Vlaardingen 3 August
3 August 2026
View reportAlthough no marine mammals made an appearance on either leg, we were visited by some wondering Gannets and Sandwich Terns. ...
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 25 July 2026
25 July 2026
View reportA windy crossing produced some spectacular flying skills from a pair of Manx Shearwater, while Dublin held good numbers of seabirds sheltering from the winds....
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MARINElife survey report: Dover-Dunkirk 25 July
25 July 2026
View reportThen I glimpsed a dark shape in the water abut 250 metres off the port bow, which soon surfaced briefly once more, this time observed through my binoculars. It was a Harbour Porpoise, its characteristic small triangular dorsal fin visible fleetingly among the waves...
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MARINElife survey report: Portsmouth-Jersey 23 July
23 July 2026
View reportWith the northern coast of Jersey in sight, near Ronez Point, we came upon a workup of birds wheeling around and feeding on the water. Over 200 Herring Gull, Gannet and Manx Shearwater could be seen diving into the water to feed and thrashing amongst that white water, we were also able to spot the fins of tuna. An amazing spectacle - well worth the wait!...
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MARINElife survey report: Dover-Calais 18 July
18 July 2026
View reportBird sightings in the Channel were sporadic comprising of Herring Gull, Great and Lesser Black-backed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Black-headed Gull, Kittiwake, Gannet and a single Sandwich Tern...
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CLdN Heysham to Dublin 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
View reportSeveral exciting encounters with Common Dolphin pods throughout the survey, and an unexpected record of two very rare Roseate Terns in Dublin Port, marked this out as an exceptional Irish Sea survey....
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MARINElife survey report: Felisxstowe-Vlaardingen 7 July
7 July 2026
View reportIt wasn’t until 19:30 that my one and only marine mammal sighting was recorded, a lone Grey Seal bottling for about a minute before sinking below the waves...
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DFDS Newcastle to Amsterdam 6-8 July 2026
6 July 2026
View reportAlthough quiet on the bird front, with the highlight being a Great Skua, the survey team were very lucky to encounter a couple of White-beaked Dolphin, a North Sea specialty!...
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MARINElife Ambassador report: Bideford-Lundy 4 July
4 July 2026
View reportAround the halfway point a shout came out of three dolphins on the starboard side and, although it was a brief sighting, I could identify them as Common Dolphin...
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