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Strumble 11am-1pm, sunny, cold NNE breeze Peregrine fly by as i approached Strumble, Whimbrel heard as i got out of the car. Circa 30-40 Common Dolphin passed left to right with at least two very small calves. Later, Ken arrived, Porpoises showed well in strong dropping tide. A steady fly-by of Hirundines House / Sand Martins and Swallows. Several big groups 15-20 of Gannetts heading west perhaps displaced by previous strong southerlies. Star of the day was a male Adder, warming itself on the path up to the car park !

 When I arrived Cliff was already there with eyes firmly focused on the building tide race. I’d just missed some dolphins but the porpoise were starting to show. With a big tide running I knew the window of action could be short so it was time to concentrate and get as many shots as I could before they moved West with the tide to beyond the lighthouse. Shortly after, Fran arrived and with three sets of eyes on the water we had a good number of sightings. Some close in, some distant, but steady. True to form and as expected the action lasted an hour or so before easing as the tide pushed them West. I gave it another half hour or so in case any stragglers came through (which they didn’t)  then made my way home.One marked Porpoise, which could have been the same one I saw at Pen Anglas yesterday but a bit too distant to be totally sure.