Sightings page - 28 species have been recorded this century in British and Irish territorial waters.

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Dolphin Care UK

Your Sightings are Important

In terms of diversity, 28 species have been recorded this century in British and Irish territorial waters. Common Dolphin, Striped Dolphin, are among those species where numbers sighted have increased since 1998. Porpoises, on the other hand, showed widespread decline in the 1970's-1980's-1990's; White-beaked Dolphins also became scarcer in Northern Britain in the 1990's; Your sightings are important.

common and calf

Report a sighting

Please use the form below to let us know about any recent sightings you've experienced.

Name

Email address

Telephone

Date of sighting

Time of sighting

(Please use 24-hour clock.)

Location of sighting

Sighting details

(Please indicate: where you sighted the dolphins from; the species and number you saw, if known; and anything else you'd like to share.)

Please note that any personal details (such as phone numbers and email addresses) you provide will not under any circumstances be shared with third party companies or published online.

Dead dolphin

sightings for May - June 2008

Not All sightings will appear on the website for various reasons.


Elaine Roft (Bdmlr) 6 Bottlenose Dolphins in the River South Esk Estuary Montrose on ebb tide / feeding / all left safely after their feed. 4/5

Sandy Wilson 2 Bottlenose dolphins. Sea palling ,Norfolk. 5/5

Willie Taylor (Bdmlr) 3 Bottlenose Dolphins at Scurdieness, Montrose. mid afternoon. Feeding, jumping. 7/5

Stephen Price 3 Whitebeaked dolphins. East of Holland-on-sea, Essex. 11/5

Thank you one and all, keep watching and sending, if possible please send photographs.

Your help will not only add to the well being of our dolphin populations, but will help to conserve them for future generations to see them in their own environment.