Shearwater Wildlife Tours is an Irish ecotours company based in West Cork, Ireland. We specialise in short range pelagics and wildlife based package holidays for birders, wildlife enthusiasts and photographers as well as people new to wildlife observation. We are here to share our knowledge of the birding and wildlife hotspots and what can be found there, to give everyone a first hand and truly memorable experience of what Ireland has to offer.
Some of the worlds best Whale and Dolphin watching can be had from summer right through the winter months. Fin, Humpback and Minke Whales are recorded annually and Common Dolphins can be very reliable. The variety and numbers of seabirds that can be found in the waters off West Cork is incredible, especially in the Autumn.
The regular species to be found are Manx Shearwater, Puffin, Gannet, Razorbill, Guillemot, Storm Petrel and Fulmar while Skuas can be present most of the year except for the winter months. Some scarcer birds such as Balearic, Cory’s, Great and Sooty Shearwaters along with Wilson’s Storm-petrels can be seen at the right time of year with rarities recorded over the years in the area including Bulwer’s Petrel, Little Shearwater, annual Fea’s Petrels and even Black-browed Albatross has occurred on several occasions.
At migration times birds from all corners of the globe can and do turn up on West Corks headlands and islands. Siberian, Asian, American and European birds are annually recorded in West Cork. Our experienced guides have a unique local knowledge of Irelands varied habitats and the wildlife that can be found there. Shearwater Wildlife tours operate all year round.
At Shearwater Wildlife Tours we pride ourselves on being an Irish wildlife ecotourism company operating our business with environmentally sound principals. We have a strict set of guidelines to ensure that we enjoy Ireland’s wildlife in its natural habitat and minimize disturbance. All sightings from our trips are documented and reported to the relevant bodies where they are recorded on a database.
