Join us for the 10th National Whale and Dolphin Watch!

Events running all around the country on 5th to 7th August

Click on the name of a country to download the list of manned watches for NWDW 2011 and participating boat operators.

Cymru/Wales

Scotland

England, Isle of Man and Channel Islands

There have been 308 sightings reported so far over the week.

These species of whales, dolphins and porpoises have been seen in UK waters during the National Whales and Dolphin Watch Weekend. Please choose an area....

Shetland
Orkney and North Scotland
North East Scotland
East and South East Scotland
North East England
Eastern England
Southern England
South West England
Channel Islands
Wales
North West England
Isle of Man
South West Scotland and Inner Hebrides
North West Scotland and Outer Hebrides
Northern Ireland

Shetland
Atlantic white-sided dolphin (x50)	5 Aug	Reawick, Skeld by Karen Hall/SNH.
White-beaked dolphin (x50)	5 Aug 10:00	off Reawick, Shetland by Julie Redpath/SSMG.
Atlantic white-sided dolphin (x300)	6 Aug	Vidlin to the Skerries by Karen Hall/SNH.

Orkney and North Scotland
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 12:00	Herston Head by John McCutcheon.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 12:00	Thurso Bay, Thurso, Caithness by Karen Munro.
Minke whale (x6)	6 Aug 13:00	Marwick Head, Orkney by Cathy Coleman.
Killer whale (x3)	6 Aug 13:00	West of John O'Groats, Caithness by Stewart Fulton via Karen Munro.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 14:00	Herston Head, Orkney by John McCutcheon.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 10:00	Scrabster Harbour, Thurso Bay by Thurso Lifeboat Crew.
Minke whale (x1)	7 Aug 11:00	Pentland firth by Karen Munro.

North East Scotland
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 09:00	Whaligoe Steps, Ulbster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Bottlenose dolphin (x10)	5 Aug 12:30	Chanonry Point, Fortrose, Black Isle, Invernesshire by James Moore.
Bottlenose dolphin (x7)	5 Aug 19:45	Mouth of River Spey, Spey Bay, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x7)	6 Aug	Chanonry Point, Inverness by Howard Loates.
Bottlenose dolphin (x10)	6 Aug 07:00	Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 07:20	8km NE of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 07:33	3km NE of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 07:35	11km NE of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 07:50	2km NNW of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 07:55	5km W of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 08:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Harbour porpoise (x6)	6 Aug 08:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 08:00	2km W of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x5)	6 Aug 08:17	East side of Kessock Bridge by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 08:35	1km NW of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x8)	6 Aug 09:00	Spey Bay, Moray Firth by WDCS Spey Bay Wildlife Centre.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 09:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 09:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 09:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Risso's dolphin (x1)	6 Aug 09:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Bottlenose dolphin (x9)	6 Aug 09:30	South Sutor of Cromarty by Howard Loates.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 09:40	600m off Covesea, Moray by Alan Airey.
Minke whale (x2)	6 Aug 09:44	4km N of Covesea, Moray by Alan Airey.
Dolphin species (x1)	6 Aug 10:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 10:00	6km NW of Covesea, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 10:15	2km E of Lossiemouth, outer Spey Bay, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 11:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Bottlenose dolphin (x7)	6 Aug 11:05	South Sutor of Cromarty by Howard Loates.
Bottlenose dolphin (x7)	6 Aug 11:05	South Sutor of Cromarty by Howard Loates.
Bottlenose dolphin (x13)	6 Aug 11:25	Off Buckpool, Buckie, Moray by Alan Airey.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 11:40	10km N of Portknockie, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x1)	6 Aug 11:50	South Sutor of Cromarty by Howard Loates.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 11:55	Bowfiddle Rock, Portknockie, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:58	Bowfiddle Rock, Portknockie, Moray by Alan Airey.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 12:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 12:18	Bowfiddle Rock, Portknockie, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x1)	6 Aug 12:35	Bowfiddle Rock, Portknockie, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x12)	6 Aug 12:55	Off Portknockie harbour, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x20)	6 Aug 13:00	Chanonry Point, Fortrose, Black Isle by James Moore.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:00	Proudfoot, Wick by William Thomson.
Bottlenose dolphin (x8)	6 Aug 13:45	Sunnyside, E of Cullen, Banffshire by Gemini Explorer.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 15:00	200m NW of Burghead, Moray by NWDW Event.
Bottlenose dolphin (x10)	6 Aug 15:00	Chanory Point Lighthouse, Inverness by Daniel and Marlene Dunlop.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 15:20	1km N of Burghead, Moray by NWDW Event.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 16:00	Trinkie, Wick, Caithness by Colin Bird.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 16:00	Trinkie, Wick, Caithness by Colin Bird.
Bottlenose dolphin (x13)	6 Aug 16:40	Burghead, Moray by NWDW Event.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 17:00	Trinkie, Wick, Caithness by Colin Bird.
Bottlenose dolphin (x8)	7 Aug 09:00	Spey Bay, Moray Firth by WDCS Spey Bay Wildlife Centre.
Bottlenose dolphin (x12)	7 Aug 09:55	South Sutor of Cromarty by Howard Loates.
Bottlenose dolphin (x12)	7 Aug 09:55	South Sutor of Cromarty by Howard Loates.
Bottlenose dolphin (x15)	7 Aug 14:00	Chanonry Point, Fortrose, Black Isle by Catherine Clark.
Bottlenose dolphin (x6)	7 Aug 17:20	Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Minke whale (x1)	7 Aug 17:35	6km NW of Burghead, Moray by Alan Airey.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	7 Aug 17:45	Kessock channel, Inverness by Catherine Clark.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 18:00	Swiney Hill, Lybster, Caithness. by Colin Bird.
Bottlenose dolphin (x14)	7 Aug 19:30	North Shore, Burghead by Dianne Mcleish.

South Grampian and SE Scotland
Bottlenose dolphin (x6)	5 Aug 19:30	Aberdeen harbour mouth by George & Doreen Wallace.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug	Isle of May by Isle of May Warden.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 08:25	Kincraig Point, Fife by Mike Ramage.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 09:15	Kincraig Point, Fife by Mike Ramage.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug	St Abb's Head, Berwickshire by Georgia Conolly.
Minke whale (x1)	7 Aug 11:35	Elie Ness, Firth of Forth by David Corstorphine.

North East England
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 08:00	South Bay, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 08:25	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 10:39	Flamborough Head, Flamborough by Anthony Hurd.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 10:49	Flamborough Head, Flamborough by Anthony Hurd.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	5 Aug 13:45	Flamborough Head, Flamborough by Anthony Hurd.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 14:33	Flamborough Head, Flamborough by Anthony Hurd.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 17:30	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 19:00	Near Saltburn Pier by Andy Shearer.
Humpback whale (x1)	6 Aug	Whitburn Coastal Park, South Tyneside by Paul Hindess.
Minke whale (x2)	6 Aug 05:15	Whitburn Coastal Park, South Tyneside by Paul Hindess.
Harbour porpoise (x8)	6 Aug 10:30	Whitby Pier, United Kingdom by Kevin Doherty.
Cetacean species (x1)	6 Aug 19:30	Whitburn Coastal Park by Chris Thompson.
Dolphin species (x10)	6 Aug 20:00	Whitburn Coastal Park by Chris Thompson.
Harbour porpoise (x8)	7 Aug	Flamborough Head, Flamborough by Dave Miller.
Minke whale (x1)	7 Aug	Whitburn Coastal Park, South Tyneside by Paul Hindess.
Bottlenose dolphin (x10)	7 Aug	Whitburn Coastal Park, South Tyneside by Paul Hindess.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug	Whitburn Coastal Park, South Tyneside by Paul Hindess.
Humpback whale (x1)	7 Aug 07:10	Whitburn Coastal Park, South Tyneside by Paul Hindess.
Dolphin species (x11)	7 Aug 09:00	Whitburn Coastal Park by Chris Thompson.
Cetacean species (x1)	7 Aug 09:00	Whitburn Coastal Park by Chris Thompson.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 10:00	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 10:25	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 10:39	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 11:12	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 11:29	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 12:10	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 12:28	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 13:01	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	7 Aug 13:14	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	7 Aug 13:14	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	7 Aug 13:48	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 13:59	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 21:25	Marine Drive, Scarborough by Stuart Baines.

Eastern England
Harbour porpoise (x7)	7 Aug	Winthorpe Watch Tower by NWDW Event.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 06:25	Mundesley sea-front by Mick Fiszer.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 14:15	Winthorpe Tower by James Porter.

Sightings not yet received

Southern England

SW England & S Wales
Harbour porpoise (x8)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Ray Dennis.
Common dolphin (x10)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Ray Dennis.
Dolphin species (x2)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Ray Dennis.
Harbour porpoise (x8)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Doug Radford Lavinia.
Common dolphin (x10)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Doug Radford Lavinia.
Dolphin species (x2)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Doug Radford Lavinia.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug	Gwennap Head by Ray Dennis.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 07:30	Lundy by Chris Blackmore.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	5 Aug 09:05	Lundy by Chris Blackmore.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	5 Aug 12:00	Bull Point by Dave Jenkins.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	5 Aug 12:30	Durlston Head by Durlston Marine Project.
Bottlenose dolphin (x20)	5 Aug 20:00	Budleigh Beach by Stephen Harrison.
Bottlenose dolphin (x20)	6 Aug	Between Teignmouth and Babbacombe by Steve Mills.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug	Sharkham Point by Lyndon Savage.
White-beaked dolphin (x3)	6 Aug	Sharkham Point by Lyndon Savage.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug	Morte Point by Dave Jenkins.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug	Gwennap Head by Ray Dennis.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug	Gwennap Head by D. Radford, L. Suberg J. Swann.
Common dolphin (x4)	6 Aug	Pendeen Watch by Ray Dennis.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 07:30	Berry Head, Brixham by Richard Jones.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 14:00	Bull Point by Dawn Murphy.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 14:00	Bull Point by Dave Jenkins.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 07:30	Lundy Island, Devon by Chris Blackmore.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	7 Aug 09:00	Lundy Island, Devon by Chris Blackmore.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	7 Aug 14:00	Bull Point by Dawn Murphy.

Channel Islands
Bottlenose dolphin (x15)	5 Aug 08:30	Le Giffard Buoy, Grouville Bay, Jersey by Bertram Bree.
Bottlenose dolphin (x3)	5 Aug 13:10	Grouville Bay, Jersey by Bertram Bree.
Bottlenose dolphin (x6)	5 Aug 21:00	Off St Helier, Jersey by via Bertram Bree.
Bottlenose dolphin (x20)	6 Aug 08:00	Grouville Bay, Jersey by Bertram Bree.
Bottlenose dolphin (x20)	6 Aug 08:00	Gorey Bay, Jersey by Groupe d'etudes des Cetaces du Cotentin.
Bottlenose dolphin (x20)	6 Aug 11:30	Grouville Bay, Jersey by Bertram Bree.

Wales
Harbour porpoise (x3)	5 Aug	Bull Bay, North Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Bottlenose dolphin (x1)	5 Aug	Ynys Lochtyn, Ceredigion by New Quay Dolphin Spotting Trips.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug	New Quay Pier, Ceredigion by New Quay Boat Spotting Trips.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	5 Aug 10:01	Cardigan Island, Ceredigion by Katrin Lohrengel/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x5)	5 Aug 10:22	Cardigan Island, Ceredigion by Katrin Lohrengel/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x3)	5 Aug 11:47	Mwnt, Ceredigion by Katrin Lohrengel/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x8)	5 Aug 12:45	Bird's Rock, New Quay, Ceredigion by New Quay Dolphin Spotting Trips.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	5 Aug 13:00	Cardigan Island, Ceredigion by Alan & Glenda Jones.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	5 Aug 14:00	0.5 mile east of Dulas Island, near Moelfre, NE Anglesey by Jon Shaw.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 14:55	Halfway between Anglesey and Co. Dublin by Peter Evans / SWF.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 15:02	Bull Bay, North Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	5 Aug 17:14	New Quay, Ceredigion by Katrin Lohrengel/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x3)	6 Aug	New Quay Harbour, Ceredigion by Remy Zyngfogel.
Common dolphin (x30)	6 Aug	30 miles west of Caenarfon, Gwynedd by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 08:45	Bull Bay, North Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 10:00	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 10:30	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 10:30	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x13)	6 Aug 10:50	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 11:00	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 11:10	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:10	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 11:15	New Quay, Ceredigion by Danielle Gibas/SWF.
Harbour porpoise (x8)	6 Aug 11:20	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x13)	6 Aug 11:40	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 12:00	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 12:10	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 12:10	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x14)	6 Aug 12:40	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x14)	6 Aug 12:50	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Bottlenose dolphin (x5)	6 Aug 14:00	Ynys-Lochtyn, Ceredigion by New Quay Dolphin Spotting Trips.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 15:32	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 16:00	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Mike Thompson.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 16:03	Point Lynas by Mike Thompson.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 16:03	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Mike Thompson.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	6 Aug 17:10	New Quay Harbour, Ceredigion by Teresa, Paul, Barbara Pritchard - Sansome.
Harbour porpoise (x14)	6 Aug 17:30	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Robin Beckmann via MJT.
Harbour porpoise (x8)	6 Aug 17:30	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Mike Lynas.
Harbour porpoise (x6)	6 Aug 17:30	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Mike Thompson.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 07:23	Bull Bay, North Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 08:37	New Quay Pier, Ceredigion by Danielle Gibas/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x1)	7 Aug 08:57	New Quay, Ceredigion by Danielle Gibas/SWF.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 09:00	New Quay, Ceredigion by Cara Appel/SWF.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 09:50	Bull Bay, North Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Bottlenose dolphin (x3)	7 Aug 10:30	New Quay Head, Ceredigion by Charlotte Smith.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	7 Aug 10:50	New Quay, Ceredigion by Cara Appel/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x3)	7 Aug 11:00	New Quay Harbour, Ceredigion by Lionel Davoust/SWF.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 11:00	New Quay Harbour, Ceredigion by Lionel Davoust/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x5)	7 Aug 11:05	New Quay, Ceredigion by New Quay Dolphin Spotting Trips.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	7 Aug 11:35	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Bottlenose dolphin (x44)	7 Aug 11:35	Point Lynas, Anglesey by Dave Powell.
Bottlenose dolphin (x3)	7 Aug 14:06	New Quay, Ceredigion by Paula Redman/SWF.
Bottlenose dolphin (x1)	7 Aug 14:30	Bay of Aberporth, Ceredigion by Gerry Knight.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	7 Aug 14:30	New Quay Harbor, Ceredigion by New Quay Dolphin Spotting Trips.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	7 Aug 15:00	New Quay, Ceredigion by Kate Blackwell/SWF.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 17:50	New Quay, Cardigan Bay by Joelle De Weerdt/SWF.

Sightings not yet received

North West England

Isle of Man
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 14:38	1 mile North off Peel by Mal Kelly/MWDW.
Risso's dolphin (x5)	6 Aug 10:00	Dalby point, isle of Man by John Galpin/MWDW.
Risso's dolphin (x5)	6 Aug 10:00	500m NW of Dalby Point by John Galpin/MWDW.
Risso's dolphin (x6)	6 Aug 11:00	Off Peel, isle of Man by Mal. Kelly/MWDW.
Risso's dolphin (x6)	6 Aug 11:00	5km NW of Peel Castle by Mal Kelly/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 11:51	Off Port St Mary, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 11:51	11.9km SW of Port St Mary by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 12:06	Off Port St Mary, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 12:06	2 km SW of Port St Mary by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 12:42	1km NW of Kittaland by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 12:52	Off Erin Bay, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 12:52	3.8 km SW of Port Erin Bay by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:02	Off Bradda Head, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 13:02	Off Port Erin bay, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:20	3.6 km W of Bradda Head by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 13:20	5.2km N of Port Erin Bay by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:25	Off Bradda Head, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:25	3.6 km north of Bradda Head by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 13:42	Off Bradda Head, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 13:42	13.9km north of Bradda Head by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:50	Off Bradda Head, isle of Man by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 13:50	4.4 km NW of Bradda Head by Happy Jack/MWDW.
Risso's dolphin (x11)	6 Aug 14:00	Off Calf sound, isle of Man by Martin Lambden/MWDT.
Risso's dolphin (x11)	6 Aug 14:00	3 miles S of the Sound by Martin Lambden/MWDW.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	7 Aug 11:00	Port Erin Bay, isle of Man by David Beard/MWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	7 Aug 11:00	200m out of Port Erin bay by David Beard/MWDW.
Minke whale (x1)	7 Aug 11:00	500m off Port Erin by David Beard/MWDW.

South West Scotland and Inner Hebrides
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	5 Aug	Staffa by Fergus Hempel/HWDT.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	5 Aug 13:00	Just off Staffa by Fergus Hempel/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	5 Aug 14:30	Off Mallaig, Highland by Colin Speedie.
Bottlenose dolphin (x7)	5 Aug 19:30	Gribun Cliffs, Mull by Rebecca Day/HWDT.
Cetacean species (x1)	5 Aug 20:00	Stevenston Point, Ayrshire by Jacqueline Boyd.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	6 Aug	Craignure Bay by Malcolm Newcombe/HWDT.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	6 Aug	South of Bellochantuy, Kintyr by David Ritche/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug	East of Isle of Eigg by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug	East of Isle of Eigg by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug	NW of Rum by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug	N of Rum by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 10:15	W of Rum by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	6 Aug 11:00	South of Bellochantuy , Kintyre by David Ritchie.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 11:30	Loch Long by Roger Brook.
Bottlenose dolphin (x4)	6 Aug 11:30	South of Bellochantuy, Kintyre by David Ritchie/HWDT.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 11:30	S of Rum by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:35	W of Muck by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 11:45	Sound of Islay by Mike Beard.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:45	N of Muck by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 12:35	E of Muck by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 12:40	E of Eigg by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 12:50	E of Eigg by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 14:25	Oban to Criagnure Ferry opposite Lismore by Andy Tait/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 16:10	Stevenston Point by Jacqueline Boyd.
Bottlenose dolphin (x2)	6 Aug 17:00	Craignure Bay by Malcolm Newcombe/HWDT.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 17:22	E of Muck by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	7 Aug 12:50	WSW of Corryvreckan by Mike Beard.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 17:10	Blairmore, Argyll by Liz Bruce.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 17:10	Blairmore, Argyll by Liz Bruce.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	7 Aug 18:45	Blairmore, Argyll by Liz Bruce.

North West Scotland and Outer Hebrides
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 14:38	Off Ardvasar, Sound of Sleat by Colin Speedie.
Bottlenose dolphin (x12)	5 Aug 16:10	Off Ardvasar, Sound of Sleat by Colin Speedie.
Bottlenose dolphin (x12)	5 Aug 16:40	Off Ardvasar, Sound of Sleat by Colin Speedie.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	5 Aug 17:28	Off Ardvasar, Sound of Sleat by Colin Speedie.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug	Sound of Sleat by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug	NW of Skye Bridge by Jan Storie/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 06:40	Mouth of Loch Nevis, Highland by Colin Speedie.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 06:47	Mouth of Loch Nevis, Highland by Colin Speedie.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 07:06	Off Ardvasar, Sound of Sleat by Colin Speedie.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 09:20	Loch Ewe by Duncan Donald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 09:25	Skye Bridge by Jan Storie.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 09:40	Loch Broom, Highland by Mary Petrovics.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 10:36	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 10:39	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 10:50	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:03	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 11:05	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:09	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 11:10	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 11:14	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x15)	6 Aug 11:34	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 11:39	Ullapool to Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Minke whale (x1)	6 Aug 11:40	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 11:42	Ullapool to Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 11:44	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 11:45	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 11:50	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 11:54	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 11:56	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	6 Aug 12:08	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 12:18	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 12:20	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x6)	6 Aug 12:24	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Common dolphin (x90)	6 Aug 12:30	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x3)	6 Aug 12:32	Between Ullapool and Stornoway by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x5)	6 Aug 13:50	Sound of Sleat by Marion Affleck/HWDT.
Harbour porpoise (x6)	6 Aug 14:56	Between Stornoway and Ullapool by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	6 Aug 15:00	Between Stornoway and Ullapool by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 15:01	Between Stornoway and Ullapool by Iain Macdonald.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	6 Aug 15:08	Between Stornoway and Ullapool by Iain Macdonald.
Common dolphin (x20)	6 Aug 15:15	Between Stornoway and Ullapool by Iain Macdonald.
White beaked / white sided dolphin (x10)	6 Aug 18:44	Carloway Isle of Lewis by Daniel Mackenzie/HWDT.
Minke whale (x1)	7 Aug 00:00	West of Rubha Reidh, Gairloch by Duncan Rothwell.
Common dolphin (x4)	7 Aug 12:30	15 miles East of Loch Boisdale by Brian Morrison/HWDT.
Common dolphin (x35)	7 Aug 15:00	West of Longa Island, Gairloch by Duncan Rothwell.
Harbour porpoise (x1)	7 Aug 16:00	aprox 5k west Gairloch by Duncan Rothwell.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	7 Aug 16:30	Loch Dunvegan, Isle of Skye by Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.
Harbour porpoise (x4)	7 Aug 16:30	15 minutes from Wemyss Bay by Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust.
Common dolphin (x4)	7 Aug 18:03	15 miles East of Loch Boisdale by Brian Morrison/HWDT.

Northern Ireland
Harbour porpoise (x5)	5 Aug 10:00	Burial Island, Ards Peninsula, Down by Richard Weyl/IWDG.
Harbour porpoise (x2)	5 Aug 20:45	Whitehead, Antrim by Ian Enlander/IWDG.

This year's National Whale and Dolphin Watch will take place between 5th of August and 7th of August 2011. Members of the public are once again invited to take part, either by helping our trained observers or by sending in sightings. This is an opportunity for everyone to become involved in the research which goes into understanding these magnificent creatures. The event is the tenth consecutive annual watch. The results of the watch provide a snapshot of the distribution of whales, dolphins and porpoises around the British Isles and are helping inform scientific debate on any change in the range and distribution of species.

Click here to download the National Whale and Dolphin Watch report 2010.

See, record and report YOUR sightings:

Click here to download recording forms.
Click here to go the online recording form.
Click here to see recent sightings in your area.

How to take part in the National Whale and Dolphin Watch Week

Why take part

All the sightings during the week help build up a picture of the distribution of species in the summer and the results are helping to inform our scientific understanding of the behaviour of the whales, dolphins and porpoises off our coastline.

How to take part

To take part in National Whale and Dolphin Watch Week 2011 you can to visit one of the many Manned Watch Sites that are being planned across the entire coast line of England, Wales, Scotland and the Channel Islands. These sites will be manned by members of Sea Watch Foundation's Groups and volunteers who will welcome your help scanning the seas and will be able to help you identify any sightings.
If you are out and about, at sea or by the coast sailing, fishing, diving, hiking or just walking you dog – keep a look out for any wildlife at sea and report and record any sightings of whales, dolphins and porpoises that you may have.
You can take participate in sea-based watches by joining whale and dolphin watching trips organised by approved boat operators around the country. Some operators will run dedicated survey trips; others will offer you a special deal if you take recording forms with you and conduct a survey during your trip.
You can also set up your own watch site at a selected location convenient to you – just download the forms from our website, grab your binoculars and get watching! If you would like to make your watch site public and invite other people along, we can help advertise your event and send you forms and other materials to hand out.
And finally – don't forget to send us your sightings, by post, email, or telephone as soon as possible, so that we can update our website list of sightings immediately. Remember - all data is important to us!

Click here to download recording forms.

Click here to go the online recording form.

Where to find more information

List of recommended tour operators.

List of regional contacts.

During the coming months, more details of how to take part and of the locations and dates of Watch sites will be posted on this site, so please revisit us regularly and make a note of the dates in your diary.

For any information on NWDW or Sea Watch in general, or if you are interested in becoming a regular whale and dolphin watcher and joining one of our regional groups please contact the Sightings Officer on 01545 561227 or email your contact details to sightings@seawatchfoundation.org.uk. We also record sightings through out the year, not just during the NWDW, so you can send us sightings anytime.

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