Dec 11 2024
As our name suggests, basking sharks live here in Scotland – but this isn’t the only place they’re found, and we’re just one stop in their journey. Basking Sharks can be found almost worldwide at …
Dec 05 2024
Its only relatively recently through the use of GPS tracking that we discovered where puffins actually go over winter Atlantic puffins first arrive in the spring and the time of year can vary based on …
How do you reach the islands of St Kilda A question asked by many is how do you reach the islands of St Kilda. No, not the town in South Australia or Suburb in Melbourne, …
Great news this week. Basking sharks have made it into the new book, Ultimate Dive Sites by Todd Thimios. Due to be released in Jan 2025, Todd has scoured the globe for 50 of the …
Nov 01 2024
Our trip diary from our expedition out to Barra in 2024, check out all the spills and thrills below. Join us in June 2025 – Barra 2025 Day 1 – Travel to Barra …
Oct 21 2024
Join us for the Oban Winter Festival on the weekend of 16 & 17th November for some special activities. There are some single sessions you can book on or join us for a full weekend …
May 01 2024
Fingal’s Cave is a large sea cave on the south east side of the Isle of Staffa, which itself is located around 5 nautical miles off the west side of the Isle of Mull. Fingal’s …
Apr 30 2024
We asked Evan for a run down of day in the life during our peak season out in the islands when we are based on Coll. Have a read below of what it’s like as …
Apr 07 2024
The weird and the wonderful! Spending our summers in offshore areas for the last 10+ years means we’ve had our fair share of amazing big animal encounters along with a number of oddities too. …
Jan 03 2024
Although we talk a lot about basking sharks and marine life, seabird watching does take up a big part of our trips. They give us a good indicator of where feeding is happening which can …
Jan 02 2024
What do basking sharks eat? Basking sharks eat a type of zooplankton which are small crustaceans called copepods. Generally there are two main species Calanus finmarchicus & Calanus helgolandicus. In the vast and mysterious realms …
Do basking sharks sleep!? On our recent social post, a lot of people suggested the answer was that the shark was sleeping. Look below and see what you think? So firstly, the answer to the …
