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National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2020 has officially finished. Read our press release and report summarizing sightings region by region!

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##Press release## National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2020: First Results are In!

Aug 06, 2020

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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From top to bottom: White-beaked dolphins ©Chiara Giulia Bertulli; Common dolphins ©Andrea Duxbury; landwatching at Scrabster ©Zoe Doran; bottlenose dolphins ©Laura Harm; landwatching at Duncasby Head ©Finlay Pringle; minke whale ©Christina Worth/AK Wildlife Cruises Most important results: At the mo

Day 9 of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch Diaries – 2nd August 2020

Aug 02, 2020

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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Welcome to Day 9 of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch! As the final day of the Watch draws to an end, let’s take a look back over the week with a summary from Chiara (Sightings Officer): • Confirmed watches 617 • At the time of writing, more than 582 sightings: 7 of non-cetacean species (sunfish,

##Press release## National Whale and Dolphin Watch 2020: First Results are In!

Aug 06, 2020

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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Day 9 of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch Diaries – 2nd August 2020

Aug 02, 2020

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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Day 8 of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch Diaries – 1st August 2020

Aug 01, 2020

by Chiara Giulia Bertulli

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Welcome to Day 8 of the National Whale and Dolphin Watch! An amazing total of 496 sightings have been submitted during the week so far. Every one of these sightings leads to a better understanding of the whale and dolphin species found around the UK.