On the weekend 15th-16th August two leading whale & dolphin charities ORCA (Organisation Cetacea) and the Cardigan Bay Marine Wildlife Centre will be holding a 'Dolphin Discovery' weekend and sponsored walk starting from the wildlife centre at New Quay and along a 4.5 stretch of the coastal path to the cove at Cwm Tydu. There will be a small marquee alongside the wildlife centre with ORCA & CBMWC whale & dolphin experts present. Funds raised from this event will be split between the two organisations. Many of you will know this section of the coastal path so why not come and join us on the walk which will be led by myself on both days. We will have a gazebo tent at Cwm Tydu manned by ORCA personnel to greet walkers and there will be a taxi service provided by our group to ferry walkers back to New Quay if they wish. Why not combine it with a 2 or 4 hour dolphin survey trip on Steve Hartley's boat the 'Sulaire'. Steve is offering a 10% discount off boat fees to 'named sponsors' during the weekend or if the weather is bad within a 'reasonable' time thereafter. I have had great views of sea-birds from his boat in the past including large numbers of Manx Shearwaters and a couple of Storm Petrels. We should see some good bird-life on the coastal path too but I guess the auks and Kittiwakes will have vacated their cliff colonies by then.
So please get sponsored and come and join us or at least offer to sponsor myself!
Visit ORCA's website on http://www.orcaweb.org.uk/ where you can get more information about the event and download a sponsorship form.