{"id":8423,"date":"2026-06-07T14:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8423"},"modified":"2026-06-07T14:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T14:13:24","slug":"splash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8423","title":{"rendered":"Splash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have had a wonderful morning we walked to Dunstanbergh Castle mainly a ruin. We were interested in the rocks and cliffs by the castle. I was enjoying spotting small birds on the rocks when we were entertained by a pod of dolphins hard to tell how many but well into double figures. There were young in the pod. The were breaching and looked like they were playing! I took the picture below on my phone. I also saw Ringed plovers, Linnets, Kittiwakes Fulmars, Razorbills, Gannets and a single Eider Duck.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0033.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8424\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=8424\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thestorytraveller.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IMG_0033.jpeg?fit=1230%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1230,903\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.64&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 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