dolphins around anglesey

humper · 26 August 2008, 23:26

mono mickey and i were out on saturday down by LLanwyn island off anglesey and we came across a huge pod of dolphins at around 8pm they did tricks for us for about an hour it was unbelievable we have video footage of them jumping and tail walking they were jumping out of the water so close to the boat it was breath taking.I have seen dolphins before but never like this,so close and so liveley,the photos are fantastic. we will post photos really soon
Just before anyone gets arsy they followed us!We did not chase them!

Bigfoot · 27 August 2008, 07:17

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Originally Posted by humper

mono mickey and i were out on saturday down by LLanwyn island off anglesey and we came across a huge pod of dolphins at around 8pm they did tricks for us for about an hour it was unbelievable we have video footage of them jumping and tail walking they were jumping out of the water so close to the boat it was breath taking.I have seen dolphins before but never like this,so close and so liveley,the photos are fantastic. we will post photos really soon
Just before anyone gets arsy they followed us!We did not chase them!

sounds good, we had the same experience yachting off Largs and Arran, fantastic animals. perhaps this should have bee na post in 'other stuff' though ?

BritBoater · 27 August 2008, 10:09

As a fellow Anglesey boater I'd love to see the pics! Post em up!

MonoMicky · 28 August 2008, 22:17

These are Just a few of the pictures, no doubt Humper will post some more. Unfortunately the quality is not the best as we only got movie footage so the pictures are all screen captures from the movies.
The movies are all in quicktime format at the mo but I am going to edit and convert so will post when done.
Have to say ... It was an Awsome Experience!!

Stoo · 29 August 2008, 04:52

Man... I saw some ducks last weekend.

Awesome shots... I am SO envious!

BritBoater · 29 August 2008, 16:00

Wow! Looks incredible!

MonoMicky · 11 September 2008, 22:38

Just uploaded a video to YouTube. Here's The Link:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=k1C_6kw5oT0

howy · 12 September 2008, 10:53

Absolutely awesome,
I live in north wales and use my boat around Anglesea and I have never seen them like that before.Just come back from the annual jolly boys week away in Newquay West Wales on the motorbikes,where the dolphins come right up to the shore but I have never seen anything like that before.
Regards
Howy

Nos4r2 · 12 September 2008, 15:42

That's incredible!

Had to turn the sound off though-was she trying to communicate with bats?

MonoMicky · 12 September 2008, 17:40

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Originally Posted by Nos4r2

That's incredible!

Had to turn the sound off though-was she trying to communicate with bats?

Not sure ... thought it was Dolphin language .... think they got a little excited ....lol

Footage was taken from Humpers boat ... and the Dolphin Whisperer (or screamer

) was His Daughter

I have been going to Anglesey for 35 years since I was a kid and never seen anything like it before ... come to think of it ... seen dolphins all over the world and never seen anything like that .... not even at Sea World

!!

HUMBER P4VWL · 31 March 2009, 20:44

Been boating in anglesey from menai, typically up to puffin island for 32 years since a baby. 3 years ago (4 this summer), saw similar dolphins like the photos above, couldn't believe it. Since then, i have seen them about 3 times each summer, awesome sight. I only boat once every few weeks as well. Something must be changing.

Northern Tim · 31 March 2009, 21:46

I too am an Anglesey boater, and have seen dolphins around before, but never like that. Great shots!

1978SeaRider · 06 April 2009, 21:09

Great pics !

A pod of around 30 came into Cemlin Bay (Anglesey, near Caemas) at high time about 3 weeks ago.... the biggest I'd seen... are they actually Dolphins or Porpoise ? If they are Dolphins, what make are they ?

We normally see a pod between Carmel Head & Brickyard (near Caemas on Anglesey)... I can't believe they came so close though !

3 of us (6.2M Avon, Viper Max 5.8M and a 4.8 Ribcraft) are planning to go around the island on Sunday..... leaving Holyhead, heading Carmel Head / Bull Bay way... more the merrier if anyone fancies it ??

humper · 07 April 2009, 18:20

Hi, they were bottle-nosed dolphins. porpoise are much smaller,don`t jump and don`t engage with you. They are pretty shy creatures and usually swim away from you and you don`t normally see more than 2/3 together. The rascals that we filmed were very confident and really put on a show for us for around 50 minutes and they came very close to the boat,there were too many to count as they seemed to be everywhere around us. Ive seen them before but never this lively and interactive. We left them after 50minutes or so because we had to get back .
It is worth noting that The Welch rural affairs minister is still allowing scallop boats to dredge up the sea bed along Cardigan Bay and this may be pushing the dolphin population further north. This practice has been banned in Cornwall and Devon as it is on the West coast of Scotland. Maybe she`ll wake up before we lose all the bottle-nosed dolphins around Wales....But alas she probably won`t.
PM me if you want to meet around Anglesey some time.
Regards
Humper
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tinker · 08 April 2009, 11:53

Wow. That is amazing, you could wait a life time and not see any think like it. Plan to go up to Red Wharf bay in June, was not going to take the RIB as the launch fees and registration fees make it expensive, but may have to have a re think after that video, thanks.

Ps For god sake "cut the engine"

HUMBER P4VWL · 09 April 2009, 20:43

launching our new 6.3 yellow humber rib tomorrow 11am from abc/beaumaris slip. might see you up by puffin if you are around. dolphins too if we are lucky!!