Seems like there are more and more sightings in recent years, which is great. HWDT is a great wee organisation and from their app, its amazing how many sightings there are.
Sounds like you had a really great sighting of a Minke. I've seen minke twice, but just the back/fin. Any day that when you see whales/dolphins is a good day
Common Minke Whale Spotted
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Gardenshed
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claymore
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Re: Common Minke Whale Spotted
We had one swimming right in front of us as we were getting into Rona - it wasn't helping 
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Capncol
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Re: Common Minke Whale Spotted
Fantastic and very lucky to see. We had a memorable experience bimbling back to Ardfern on 6th June, 5 separate sightings of minkes between L Sween and Carsaig Bay. Hardly ever see 1 never mind 5. 
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stevepick
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Re: Common Minke Whale Spotted
Good to hear that. We saw one on several occasions last year just west of the Corryvreckan. One of the times it was so curious, circling the boat, that we hove too and watched it, watching us, for 30 minutes.
Last week sailing up from Gigha just north of Carsaig, we could smell the unmistakeable rank fishy smell of a whale "burp" but never saw it. So good to hear they are about
Last week sailing up from Gigha just north of Carsaig, we could smell the unmistakeable rank fishy smell of a whale "burp" but never saw it. So good to hear they are about