The Soggy Biologist

Tag: isle-of-man

  • The first dive of the season

    The 21st of March! That’s late for me. Normally, I’d be diving throughout the winter, but after a prolonged season of wet dives, I decided I needed a new drysuit. So I waited for that to arrive before heading back into the water. Although the sea doesn’t reach its coldest until around this time of…

  • International Seal Day

    Certainly a day I like to celebrate. On a calm day along the Manx coast, it’s not unusual to spot a seal, a dark head appearing between the waves, whiskers catching the light as it watches quietly before slipping back beneath the surface. For many people, it’s a moment of delight: a brief wildlife encounter…