{"id":1502,"date":"2021-09-13T13:35:34","date_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:35:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/?p=1502"},"modified":"2021-09-13T13:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-09-13T13:35:35","slug":"wildlife-boat-trips-from-the-isle-of-mull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wildlife-boat-trips-from-the-isle-of-mull\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife Boat Trips from the Isle of Mull"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s been an amazing summer for wildlife boat trips from the Isle of Mull, with regular appearances of dolphins in their droves, sightings of minke whales and harbour porpoise, and even in the last few weeks views of John Coe and Aquarius, members of the west coast population of killer whales!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here, we catch up with Colin from Turus Mara<\/a> to get the inside scoop:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Dolphin<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dolphins <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It has been a really great summer for wildlife out on Staffa and the Treshnish Isles and surrounds, particularly for common dolphins with weeks of virtually daily sightings. \u2018Dolphin soup\u2019 has been the somewhat unpalatable epithet in use due to the sheer numbers of \u2018Delphinus delphis\u2019 in our plying area! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minke whales<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is rarer that a minke whale will come and associate with the boat – and these occasions can be intimate and almost emotional. One day this year all our passengers except a mother and son had gone ashore. We took the two \u2018stayaboards\u2019 to watch a juvenile minke nearby and it decided we required to be closely inspected. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We were stopped in the water and the young whale swam round and round the boat, also making several passes underneath, clearly visible in the calm water – even turning on its side to check us out. It really is incredible to look directly in the eye of a minke whale; a connection that few ever have the chance to feel – a privilege really.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Seal<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Staffa and the Treshnish Isles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

September and October is a great time for a boat trip to Staffa and Fingal\u2019s Cave, avoiding the busier months of summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Treshnish Isles also have plenty to offer, with an influx of huge numbers of Atlantic Grey Seals. Over 1200 pups are born around the coast each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Wildlife<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"Outlying<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Wildlife boat trips from the Isle of Mull<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Turus Mara boat trips<\/a> cruise by Ulva, Gometra, Little Colonsay and Inch Kenneth – all islands with differing topography and fascinating stories in their own right. We endeavour to engage, educate and inform on topics as diverse as geology, history, nature and culture, all part of the magic of wildlife boat trips from the Isle of Mull.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover more about the island’s amazing wildlife<\/a>, about our fascinating outlying islands<\/a>, and the adventures you can enjoy when you stay with us.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s been an amazing summer for wildlife boat trips from the Isle of Mull, with regular appearances of dolphins in their droves, sightings of minke whales and harbour porpoise, and even in the last few weeks views of John Coe and Aquarius, members of the west coast population of killer whales! Here, we catch up […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1,4],"tags":[44,45,22,25],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1502\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1502"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.isleofmullcottages.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}