Birds, Whales and More! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 26 May
Written by May 26 2022

Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.
Trip Summary 26 May 2022:
From seeing African Penguins not even 3 minutes into the trip to seeing a great raft of them again just as our trip ended, we had a wonderful day out at sea!.After a few days of bad weather, we were finally able to go out on the ocean again and was it not a spectacular one. The birdlife was bustling with the likes of our winter visitors such as White Chinned Petrels, Giant Petrels, Sooty Shearwater, various Terns, plenty of Cape Gannets, and some amazing sightings of a few Shy Albatross! Our guests were fortunate to catch sightings of a mother-calf Bryde’s whale pair and a separate Bryde’s whale individual. Over at Geyser Rock, we had wonderful moments with the Cape Fur Seals, while also keeping an eye on the Cape Cormorants over on Dyer Island who seemed to be very active. Shortly after, we stopped at our sister company and her shark cage diving boat where we were just on time to see a Sevengill Cowshark at the surface. Heading back to the harbour, we encountered a large raft of African Penguins just before the tour ended.
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What species did we see today?
Brydes Whale Brydes Whale
The mysterious Bryde's whales visit the Dyer Island area throughout the year, with most sightings occurring during summer into winter.
African Penguin African Penguin
As one of only 17 penguin species left in the world (and the only one on the african continent), the african penguin often breed in offshore colonies, such as Dyer Island.
Cape fur seal Cape fur seal
With a local population of 60,000, it's no wonder our guests capture so many photographs of these wonderfully playful marine mammals.