Just as we thought to turn for home, splashes in the distance marked the arrival of some short-beaked common dolphins.

...a pod of bottlenose dolphins approached our vessel at speed and engaged in some very energetic and quick bow riding.

Yesterday's full day trip began with dazzling blue skies and a slight swell on the surface as we left Stornoway harbour.

...as we sailed out into Stornoway bay it was apparent that there were still plenty of small fish to feed upon...

...not long into the trip we had a group of harbour porpoises on either side of the boat...

Almost immediately our skipper Tony announced he was seeing large schools of fish on the sounder as we left Loch Shell ...

...after breeding the black guillemot, or tystie, stay around Scotland year-round.

During the morning trip we were treated to Risso’s dolphins straight away. They were a very active lot...

It's incredible how fast nature's cycles spin in these latitudes; it doesn't seem long ago that we were reporting the return of sea birds

Tuesday's trip was welcomely crewed by a very keen bunch of young wildlife enthusiasts and their parents.

Around an hour south of our home port of Stornoway, we were delighted to spot a large group of fins in the distance...

We noticed one dolphin that the team had seen earlier in the day, as it had a badly damaged dorsal fin...

By Muriel Halle. As we were getting ourselves organized, heading out of the harbour, a sudden “Risso’s” shout, surprised us all. Right ou...

By Jon Biddle. A keen group of wildlife spotters from several different corners of the world & of various ages came onboard Monadhliath t...

Dolphins were the highlight of our half day adventure on Wednesday. Muriel the eagle-eyed guide spotted them splashing in the distance...