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Wildlife from our cruises 2018

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We had a wonderful 2018 season with amazing encounters with wildlife. Here are just some of the photos taken by our Crews.

Orca - Wildlife Guide Nigel Spencer near Canna
Orca - Wildlife Guide Nigel Spencer near Canna
Orca - Wildlife Guide Nigel Spencer near Canna
Corncrake on Iona Nigel Spencer
Basking Sharks off Coll, Bosun Craig Robinson
Dolphin Lynsey Bland
dolphins near staffa Lynsey Bland
White-tailed eagle Mull
Puffin, Lynsey Bla d
Puffin Lynsey Bland
Minke whale Lynsey Bland
Minke whale Lynsey Bland
Dolphin Lynsey Bland
minke whale Nigel Spencer
Puffin Lynsey Bland
puffins lynsey bland
puffins lynsey bland
puffins Sanday, Canna Chris Gomersall
Shag Nigel Spencer
black guillemot Nigel Spencer
shag Nigel Spencer
razorbill Nigel Spencer
Dolphin Sam Udale-Smith
dolphins Alexa Kershaw
Dolphin Sam Udale-Smith
Fulmar Sam Udale Smith
Gannet entering the water Sam Udale Smith
Gannet Diving Sam Udale Smith
Gannet Sam Udale Smith
Minke whale Wildlife Guide Lynsey Bland off Rum
Minke whale Sam Udale - Smith
Seal on Mingulay, guest Richard Rees
Seal on Mingulay, guest Richard Rees
Minke whale at St Kilda Sam Udale Smith
Puffin at the Shiants James Fairbairms
Puffins on Lunga with guest, Chris Gomersall
Puffin on Lunga Chris Gomersall
puffin at the Shiants Lynsey Bland
Puffins at the Shiants Lynsey Bland
Puffin at the Shiants Lynsey Bland
Puffins at the Shiants Lynsey Bland
Razorbill Sam Udale Smith
Skua
Spectacled Guillemot Sam Udate Smith
Basking Shark Lynsey Bland
Basking Shark Lynsey Bland
Corncrake, guest Richard Rees
Dolphins, James Fairbairms
Dolphin Lynsey B;and
Dolphin guest Richard Rees
Dolphins Lynsey Bland
Heron Lynsey Bland
Herring gulls guest Richard Rees
Red deer guest Jeanette
Lynsey Bland
Minke whale guest John Bartram
Minke Whale, guest John Bartram
Red deer Lynsey Bland
Seals on Mingulay guest Robert Rees
  • Galleries from our Scottish cruises
  • Wildlife on our 2019 cruises
  • Video Gallery
  • Images from our guest David Hiley, St Kilda 2019
  • Bird images St Kilda and the Hebrides Cruise: Mick Temple
  • Images from our guest David Hiley of his Hebrides cruise
  • Wildlife from our cruises 2018
  • Wildlife images from our 2017 cruises

Cruise News

Minke whale and calf 2019 Sam Udale Smith

Minke whale and calf - a truly unforgettable encounter

Thursday, 21 November 2019

Caledonian Canal and Loch Ness: Cruise Report

Friday, 15 November 2019

Message in a bottle beside Loch Urquart on Loch Ness Cruise

September is a magical month to cruise

Thursday, 10 October 2019

Chris, our skipper, was very focused on our wish to see the Monachs, St Kilda and the Shiants, along with our focus on watching wildlife. Sam, (our wildlife guide) was fantastic at spotting cetaceans and Chris was happy to divert and wait so we could see them. We had outstanding luck and were privileged to see dolphins repeatedly making fish bait balls, which attracted gannets, gulls, skuas and petrels. This went on for about 2 hours. I have to further congratulate Chris for his sensitivity in never approaching wild animals too closely; he always kept a distance which allowed us to see their natural behaviour. We ended the cruise with a day hopping from one eagle’s nest to the next, again we had great views but respect was given to the animals. Craig (Bosun) gives superb customer service. Always there to help, always with an eye on safety and our comfort. He was unflappable! Stevy (Cook) consistently produced really nice meals. If I have dairy products I feel ill, Stevy did not put a foot wrong, he always had an alternative I could eat, I was never ill, this is above and beyond the service I have received in expensive hotels! A fantastic holiday, with a superb crew! It could not have been bettered!

Nick Skilbeck: 2 June 2018
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Green Tourism Silver Nature of Scotland Awards 2018 wise

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