Boat tour
Gatherall's Puffin and Whale Watch
Outside protected areasby Gatherall's Puffin & Whale Watch
90-minute boat trips from Bay Bulls to the seabird islands of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, with raised decks at eye level with puffin burrows. Humpback whales peak June to early August and icebergs May to June.
Details
- No feeding
- No baiting
- No captive animals
- Route
- Starts and ends in Bay Bulls
- Visits
- Bay Bulls and Witless Bay Ecological Reserve
- Length
- 1 day
- Language
- English
Species
Months
- January, closed
- February, closed
- March, closed
- April, closed
- May, open
- June, open
- July, open
- August, open
- September, open
- October, closed
- November, closed
- December, closed
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Light and conditions
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Light through the year
Golden hour is when the sun is low, between the horizon and 6° above it: soft, warm light. Times are for the 15th of each month, in St Johns time (with summer time where it applies). In-season months are marked.
| Month | Golden hour | Daylight | Sun at noon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning golden hour | Evening golden hour | |||
| Jan | 07:49– | 15:49– | 8h 54m8 h 54 min | 22° |
| Feb | 07:11– | 16:42– | 10h 19m10 h 19 min | 30° |
| Mar | 07:19– | 18:26– | 11h 53m11 h 53 min | 41° |
| Apr | 06:18– | 19:09– | 13h 38m13 h 38 min | 53° |
| MayIn season | 05:30– | 19:46– | 15h 6m15 h 6 min | 62° |
| JunIn season | 05:10– | 20:12– | 15h 55m15 h 55 min | 66° |
| JulIn season | 05:26– | 20:07– | 15h 34m15 h 34 min | 64° |
| AugIn season | 06:03– | 19:30– | 14h 15m14 h 15 min | 57° |
| SepIn season | 06:44– | 18:33– | 12h 34m12 h 34 min | 46° |
| Oct | 07:25– | 17:32– | 10h 54m10 h 54 min | 34° |
| Nov | 07:11– | 15:38– | 9h 20m9 h 20 min | 24° |
| Dec | 07:48– | 15:19– | 8h 30m8 h 30 min | 19° |