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The full list of the NWDW 2021 validated sightings can be viewed on this page

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Announcements

Join the virtual Sea Watch AGM!

Nov 29, 2021

by Monitoring Officer

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Join us at our AGM! Our Annual General Meeting is taking place on Saturday 11th December, at 2pm. We invite you to join us from your living rooms and learn more about the Sea Watch Foundation (SWF) and our work throughout the last 12 months. Whether you are a Regional Coordinator, (former) intern, v

Do something awesome next summer – Become an intern!

Nov 23, 2021

by Hannah Parkinson

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Join us for the 2022 season in Cardigan Bay. As an intern, you gain work experience, make a difference and meet lots of wonderful likeminded people. Interns join us in picturesque New Quay every year for periods ranging from seven weeks to six months to gain valuable field skills in marine mam

Big Somerset Synchronised Marine Mammal Survey

Aug 31, 2021

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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citizen science, Harbour porpoise, harbour porpoises, HP, landwatch, photo-ID, photo-identification technique, regional coordinators, Somerset, volunteers

During National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2021, Sea Watch Foundation joined up with Somerset Wildlife Trust to run their first Big Somerset Synchronised Marine Mammal Survey on Saturday July 31st. We had a total of 20 people surveying at 9 different lo

News Release – National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2021: first results are in!

Aug 31, 2021

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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boat watch, boatwatch, england, land watch, landwatch, National Whale and Dolphin Watch, Northern Ireland, NWDW, NWDW2021, RBO, RC, recommended boat operators, regional coordinators, scotland, Sowerby's beaked whale, striped dolphin, volunteers, wales

The 2021 National Whale and Dolphin Watch event organized by the Sea Watch Foundation involved hundreds of volunteers from all around the British Isles, and it ran between 24th July and 1st August. At the moment of writing a total of 1,248 sightings

NWDW 2021 – Day 8 & 9

Aug 01, 2021

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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boawatch, cetacean research, citizen science, dolphin, landwatch, National Whale and Dolphin Watch Watch, NWDW, NWDW2021, recommended boat operators, regional coordinators, sunfish, volunteers, whale

Hello and welcome all to our last National Whale and Dolphin Watch blog piece! Let’s take a look at the weekend highlights. July 31th – August 1st, 2021 There were 66 watches today; in 13 Scotland, 8 in Wales, 43