Seabird
25-Jun-08, 22:07
Common Dolphins are Summer visitors.
They much prefer the warmer waters of the gulf stream and are quite common around the SW Coast of England where hundreds if not thousands die by being caught in fishing nets.
(bycatch)
We had a large groups sighted last year off Freswick and in the Pentland Firth near Reay.
So far this year a Group of about 60 were seen on the 31st May 08 at Helmsdale heading North through Berriedale and Dunbeath and last seen by the JO'G ferry in the Pentland Firth.
On Tuesday i received a call from Alexander from Latheronwheel to say a group of 10 Dolphins with a calf had just gone past his boat.
I contacted my Friend Dave at Whaligoe and ask if he would take a look from the steps.
He saw a group of 8 followed by a group of 15 go racing past with constant leaping.
He called again at Noon to report the Whales and said there were Dolphins leaping every where.
This behaviour is very common with this small Dolphin with it's half hour glass pattern on it's side.
Yellow at front and white on tail stock.
Can be seen in groups of several hundred or even thousands.
Colin
They much prefer the warmer waters of the gulf stream and are quite common around the SW Coast of England where hundreds if not thousands die by being caught in fishing nets.
(bycatch)
We had a large groups sighted last year off Freswick and in the Pentland Firth near Reay.
So far this year a Group of about 60 were seen on the 31st May 08 at Helmsdale heading North through Berriedale and Dunbeath and last seen by the JO'G ferry in the Pentland Firth.
On Tuesday i received a call from Alexander from Latheronwheel to say a group of 10 Dolphins with a calf had just gone past his boat.
I contacted my Friend Dave at Whaligoe and ask if he would take a look from the steps.
He saw a group of 8 followed by a group of 15 go racing past with constant leaping.
He called again at Noon to report the Whales and said there were Dolphins leaping every where.
This behaviour is very common with this small Dolphin with it's half hour glass pattern on it's side.
Yellow at front and white on tail stock.
Can be seen in groups of several hundred or even thousands.
Colin