Here are a few of the sightings in 2006.
24th April 2006 Gannets – Lots of frantic nest material gathering
Auks – All three species seen during the trip – many guillemots on Grassholm
Kittiwake – Now ten possible breeding pairs on grassholm
Peregrine falcon 1xfemale seen over Grassholm
Seals –approx 20 animals seen on Grassholm
Porpoise – approx 20 in the ebb tide in Ramsey Sound
11 May 2006 Gannets – frantic nest material gathering – feeding nr Grassholm Manx Shearwater 250+
Auks – Lots of Puffins seen throughout the trip, also – razorbills, Guillemots, Fulmars 20+ Storm petrel Two
Seals – 30+ Grassholm 50+Ramsey
Common Dolphin – pod of approx 20 including at least one winter born calf
12 May 2006 On ledges Guillemot-Razorbill-Fulmar-Kittiwake Shag – three nesting sites seen
Also Raven, Buzzard, Peregrine falcon and, Chough – maxima of 9 together
Also 7xWhimbrel Rock pipits – many birds seen in caves over low water
Seals 50+ Porpoise – some seen as the tide started the ebb flow
31 May 2006 Gannets – Birds returning to Island with full crops – less nest gathering material activity than 11 may
Present also Guillemots Kittiwakes and some Razorbills on Eastern side
Puffins also feeding Manx Shearwaters and kittiwakes noted off shore
Raven – two birds over Grassholm Peregrine Falcon – female chasing Razorbills on Grassholm
Storm Petrel (5) Seals 20+ on Grassholm Porpoise seen in Ramsey Sound and offshore Common Dolphin 100+ seen offshore
2nd June Common dolphins 2 pods about 20 in each pod, 4 porpoise, lots of gannets flying over
8 June 2006 Common Dolphin approx 200 in three groups – lots of Juveniles – lots of leaping – upside down splashing
Porpoise approx 25 – seen between Ramsey and Grassholm – including at least one calf in Ramsey Sound
15th June 3 pods of common dolphin, about 30 to 40 in 2 pods and about 50 in the other
26June 2006 Sooty shearwater (1) Manx Shearwater 1000’s Storm Petrel (9) Puffins – Lots Risso’s Dolphin (1) Common Dolphin 4xPods approx 250 in total
27 June 2006
Porpoise (6) Common Dolphin 5x Pods Lots of leaping juveniles and Mums with calves Whale – possible Fin Whale
3rd July approx 50 common dolphins, 6 porpoise, atlantic grey seals
18th July Lots of Kittiwake and Guillimot chicks, pod of 8 dolphin and pod of about 40 dolphin
24 August 2006 Common Dolphin 3 x pods 20 to 30 per pod, 2 sun fish
25 August 2006 Pod of about 30 common dolphin, altantic grey seals, diving gannets, sooty shearwater 1,