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Christmas Challenge – 2nd to 9th December

Your donations have been doubled and we raised over £22,000!

Thank you to everyone who supported us during this campaign – we couldn’t do it without you.

With your funds we can begin our public education programme to raise much-needed awareness and understanding of marine mammals by:

  • Significantly boosting engagement with our open-source online map viewer.
  • Massively increasing downloads of the Sea Watcher app and submission of data to our database and map viewer through this.
  • Installing educational panels at whale and dolphin watching hotspots around the Anglesey coast.

This was made possible by the Big Give Foundation’s Christmas Appeal. A massive thank you to our match funders Plan Aid and Sea Watch supporter Mrs Rajkumari Jones who both pledged £10,000 towards this campaign.

Visit our campaign page to find out more: https://donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05WS000006mWYQYA2

We want to reach out to as many people as possible with live sightings that they could see from the coasts. This will encourage more members of the public to become citizen scientists and contribute to our ever-growing database of sightings, thus contributing directly to our knowledge and helping us provide the necessary evidence-based advice for their protection and conservation.


2026 Internship Applications Are Now Open!

It’s that time of year again when we are looking for individuals to join our team at Sea Watch Foundation!

We are recruiting Research Interns, a Research Assistant & Intern Coordinator, and an Education & Outreach Assistant to help with our Cardigan Bay Monitoring Project in New Quay, Wales.

Fancy interning in Anglesey? Not a problem! We also offer places for Research Interns and a Research and Intern Assistant at our Bodorgon Estate office!

To find out more about Cardigan Bay opportunities, click here.
To find out more about Anglesey opportunities, click here.


Orca Watch 2026 Date Announcement!

Provisional Dates: Saturday 23rd to Sunday 31st May 2026

Our provisional Orca Watch dates for next year are decided! Pencil these dates in your diary and keep an eye out on social media and the website for updates in the new year.

For more information Orca Watch 2025 and previous years, head here!

Image of the 169’s off The Trinkie, Wick, Scotland on Saturday 26th May 2025. Image taken by Kris Simpson.

Exciting updates to streamline UK sightings data are here! We’ve launched a centralised system, updated the sightings submission page, and introduced a new recent sightings map. Discover all the new features and what’s coming next in our full article.

Or head straight over to our newly updated recent sightings page or sightings form



Become a Sea Watch Member or Adopt a Dolphin from only £3.50/month!

For a free copy of our Sea Watcher Magazine and more information or to sign up as a Sea Watch Member to receive monthly updates click here!


News and Articles

NWDW 2021 – Day 1 & 2 (July 24th-25th)

Jul 26, 2021
by Claudia Afeltra
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Atlantic white-sided dolphin, boat watch, common dolphin, england, humpback whale, land watch, National Whale and Dolphin Watch, Northern Ireland, NWDW, NWDW2021, Risso's dolphin, scotland, sightings, volunteers, wales
Hello and welcome all to National Whale and Dolphin Watch Dairies 2021! Let’s take a look at the weekend highlights. July 24th-25th, 2021 There were 58 watches today; 17 in S
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Orca Watch 2021 Blog – Sunday 6th June

Jun 06, 2021
by Robin Petch
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caithness, hebrides, John O'Groats, John O'Groats Ferry, killer whale, Killer whales, orca, Orca Watch, Orca Watch 2021, Orca Watch Online, Orkney, scotland, Shetland, Sutherland
Welcome to Day 9 of Orca Watch 2021 SUNDAY: Orca Watch Live! Final Roundup! Join us as we look back on a week of great sightings from Sutherland and Caithness, Orkney and Shetland, with a brief look a
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Orca Watch 2021 Blog – Saturday 5th June

Jun 05, 2021
by Robin Petch
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caithness, hebrides, John O'Groats, John O'Groats Ferry, killer whale, Killer whales, orca, Orca Watch, Orca Watch 2021, Orca Watch Online, Orkney, scotland, Shetland, Sutherland
Welcome to Day 8 of Orca Watch 2021 The 27s are back! Orca madness descended during our live show last night! Read on to find out more! As always, check our Breaking News! sightings page here and the
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