These small cetaceans are difficult to spot during the Autumn and Winter Months but they are still about.
1 off Lybster on the 16th Nov 08
2 ........................29th Nov 08
2 ........................ 6th Dec 08
Colin
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These small cetaceans are difficult to spot during the Autumn and Winter Months but they are still about.
1 off Lybster on the 16th Nov 08
2 ........................29th Nov 08
2 ........................ 6th Dec 08
Colin
Quite amazed that they are still about, your posts are a revelation seabird.
I saw two in Thurso Bay on New Years day around 1pm. It was great as I had not seen any for a while and wasnt even looking for them.
First Caithness sighting of cetacean for 2009.
Two Harbour Porpoise seen in Thurso Bay at lunch time 1-1-09 By Kas.
Not the first cetacean sighting of the year, that honour at the moment goes to Kevin at 08.30 1-1-09 with a sighting of 6 Bottlenose Dolphins at Aberdeen Harbour. (I think thats Kevin Hepworth Seawatch coordinater for that area.)
Colin
Seawatch coordinater
Duncansby to Cromarty
I spotted 3 porpoise at Strathy Point on Wednesday 7th January at about 1.15pm. They were close in right at the very end of the point heading west.
I spoke with the local crofter and he has seen up to about 12 animals recently all porpoise but no other cetaceans.
At least 2 Harbour porpoise off Holborn Head this afternoon.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/kasm/HP2.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f170/kasm/HP.jpg
I saw 2 again today in Thurso Bay, which were probably the same 2 I saw on Sunday.
Small group of HP seen from the view point at Swiney Hill first thing this morning.
I had 4 sightings involving 5 animals in what was ideal watching conditions, flat sea and very liitle wind..
The nearest being about 2-300 meters fron the cliff face.
Colin
2 Harbour Porpoise seen off the coast of Murkle this morning by Kas at around 07.20.
1 seen off Lybster this evening at 17.30.
Colin
Being seen on and off in Thurso bay but not in great numbers one or two at a time when the weather is calm.
3 at Gills Bay yesterday at 10.30, 22.05 and at least 8 were off Strathy point yesterday22.05. evening between 1700 and 1930hrs.