Our Relationship with Local Wildlife
We want our clients to have the best experience when out on the water with us. We’ll plan your trip so you can see unique coastal features, and although there are never any guarantees, we’ll bring you to places where you might be able to see marine wildlife firsthand, and in a responsible way.
We will always do this so that any wildlife encounter is on the animals’ terms. The most genuine wildlife encounters are those where the animals are behaving naturally, so we must keep our distance.
As soon as we see an animal or group of animals our guides will assess how the group is interacting and whether we might cause disturbance. Clients are asked to follow their guide’s recommendations, which might include moving away and observing from a greater distance.
Our guides are well acquainted with sensitive times of year for wildlife and the places to avoid where animals may be feeding, resting, breeding or with their young.
You can find more information here: A Guide to Best Practice for Watching Marine Wildlife SMWWC | NatureScot
On our journeys we encounter a wide range of sea birds, such as shags, herons, arctic terns, eider ducks, sea eagles and gillemots (and many more). We will look deeper into the waters to find out more about different species of jellyfish, seaweeds and sea urchins. On our shores, we can encounter seals and otters, and further out, occasionally we are lucky to see dolphins, porpoise and whales. The great thing about adventure is that you never know what you are going to find.