Môr- grwban Lledraidd oddi ar Benrhyn Gŵyr, 2019

Disgrifiad

Ym 2019, roedd Madison Bowden-Parry yn gweithio fel Biolegydd a Thywysydd Morol, gyda Gower Coast Adventures. Un diwrnod ym mis Awst, tra oedd hi i'r de-orllewin o Ben Pyrod, gwelodd Madison a'r Sgiper rhywbeth anarferol yn y dŵr. Fel mae'n digwydd, Môr- grwban Lledraidd oedd yna!

Dyma sut mae Madison yn dwyn i gof yr hyn ddigwyddodd:

“During the summer, we get huge blooms of Rhizostoma. So much so that you can see them in their hundreds as you glide over the water in the boat. It was a high(ish) tide at the time and we were on our way back from The Worm. We hugged the coastline in search of more jellyfish, feeding harbour porpoise and common dolphins over the Helwick sandbank. It's quite strange really, as we both spotted something dark at the same time (myself and the skipper), thinking immediately it was harbour porpoise as it was slow - too slow for some social common dolphins anyway!

We then saw this huge round 'thing' break through the surface of the water and the skipper said "OMG its a leatherback turtle". By this point I was in denial - as you can probably imagine! I didn't believe him, until it came up for another breath, and then, OMG I believed him! Even better, it was munching on a huge Rhizostoma at the time, just drifting where the current took it.

I still can't believe the sighting! My eyes welled up then and they still do now. It really was a wildlife encounter of a lifetime and one that I probably won't have again - and along my home coast too!? You can't make this up and I'm so grateful to have witnessed it!

Rhywogaeth: Môr- grwban Lledraidd (D. coriacea).
Rhyw: Anhysbys
Lleoliad: De-orllewin, oddi ar Pen Pyrod, Penrhyn Gŵyr
Dyddiad: 26/08/2019
Amser: Prynhawn (rhwng12-3).”

Disgrifiad o'r ffotograffau 1) Môr- grwban Lledraidd yn y dŵr oddi ar Benrhyn Gŵyr (Pen Pyrod)