Absolutely. Not sure I've seen any other wild fish in this kind of league - just smaller marine species, the odd large Pike. Some very pretty species in the tropics, but nothing like this. This guy was fantastic. I also can't get over the staggering improbability of our little 14-man RIB actually happening across this fish in the ocean (it's a big fish, but not that big). We'd actually stopped to look at some puffins on the water, when the flapping of the sunfish's dorsal fin drew the guide's attention. At first it stayed on its side and there was some speculation as to its health, but it soon self-righted and went on its way.
Think that's all. Excellent trip. If anyone else fancies it, it was the 'Offshore Voyage' from Voyages of Discovery - St Davids and Ramsey Island - very highly recommended!
Possibly it was basking when you first saw it? These are amazing looking creatures resembling a huge flat disk. I once saw an enormous one on the wall of a museum in New Zealand. Never seen one alive though.
Go on Skomer in the Spring (April-June) and there are big numbers of Puffins. - well, there used to be...
These are amazing looking creatures resembling a huge flat disk. I once saw an enormous one on the wall of a museum in New Zealand. Never seen one alive though.
Before this year I'd only seen them a couple of times (and I think only at Barcelona Aquarium). This year's been a sunfish party by comparison - I've seen them at three aquariums (Lisbon, Valencia and Barcelona) as well as this fantastic wild sighting.
I had my wild auk fill in spring up at South Stack; we'd timed this one for marine mammals more than anything. That said, although South Stack is a clear winner on guillemots and razorbills, we actually saw more puffins on the water in Pembrokeshire than the cliffs in Anglesey. And they led us to the sunfish.
