Humpback Dolphins! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 16 May

Written by May 16 2022

Humpback Dolphins! Marine Big 5 Daily Blog 16 May

Whale Watching near Cape Town, South Africa Welcome to Gansbaai, home of the Marine Big 5.

Trip Summary 16 May 2022:

After a few days of not being able to go out to sea, we set off from Gansbaai Harbour this morning with some beautiful weather. Just outside of the harbour we encountered a large flock of about 15000 Cape Cormorants, a great start to our journey. The scenic tour around Danger point led us into deeper waters where we spotted a number of different pelagic bird species such as Sooty Shearwater, White Chinned Petrel, some Common Terns floating on some kelp and even an Albatross! The clear waters of Shark Alley looked so inviting as the Cape Fur Seals bobbed on the surface while the African Penguins on Dyer Island were basking in the sun. Headed towards the harbour we were delighted to come across several Indian Ocean humpback dolphins including some young ones.

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