Latest Sightings.
If you have any sightings in Biscay or British waters, please forward them to
Tom.Brereton@biscay-dolphin.org.uk
Dr Tom Brereton, 12, St Andrews Road, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3BG
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Strandings: Sowerby's Beaked Whale and Risso's Dolphin calf
A 3.6m female Sowerby's Beaked Whale was washed up in the Isles of Scilly. Shortly after a Risso's Dolphin calf was also found stranded, initial indications suggest it may have been killed by Bottlenose Dolphin.
August
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Harbour Porpoise |
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 27 - 29 August 2008 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP
Weather: Southbound W 2-3, Northbound NE 2-5
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 37, Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 4, Rorqual Sp. 29, Beaked Whale Sp. 1 (breach), Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 656, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 12, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 43, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 57
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 7
Bird Report courtesy of Ken Dunningham, Mark Garner
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 11, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris
diomedea 3, Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 4, Macaronesian
(Little) Shearwater Puffinus baroli 1, Manx Shearwater Puffinus
puffinus 10, Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 7, European
Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 19, Great Skua Stercorarius
skua 8, Parasitic (Arctic) Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 2,
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 6, Black Tern Chlidonias niger 2
Common Coot Fulica atra 1, Dunlin Calidris alpina 2, Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 5, Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 1, Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 1, Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 1
BDRP Survey Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 24 - 26 August 2008 - Duncan Fyfe, Andrew Boulden, Carley Elson
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 32, Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 2, Large Rorqual sp. 22, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 2, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 9, Beaked Whale Sp. 1, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 8, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 569, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 65, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 7, Dolphin Sp. 15, Cetacean Sp. 1, Blackfish sp. 3, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 9
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 9, Shark Sp. 1
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Sabine's Gull |
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 57, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 14, Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 3, Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli 3, Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 5, Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 7, large Shearwater Sp. 32, European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 10, Petrel sp. 1, Gannet Morus bassanus 629, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 30, Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1, Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1, Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans 150, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 32, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 7, Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 5, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 19, Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2, 'Commic' Tern Sterna hirundo/paradisaea 13, Auk Sp. 1, Gull Sp. 1
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 24 - 26 August 2008 - Emma Webb, BDRP Wildlife Officer, Marinelife Community & Operations Officer
Weather: Southbound NNE-NNW 4 - 2; Northbound NNE-NNW 1/2
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 2, Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 33, Large Rorqual spp 28, Sei Whale
Balaenoptera borealis 1 (possible - reported by others), Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 2, Long-Finned Pilot
Whale Globicephala melas 16, Large Blackfish spp 3, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 11, Large Beaked Whale spp 2, Medium Beaked Whale
spp 3 (2 breaching), Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 54, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 553, Striped
Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 80, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 14, Dolphin spp 7, Large Whale spp 3
Large shark spp 1, Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 15
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 21 - 23 August 2008 - John Arnott, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officer
Weather: Southbound SSW – WSW 3-0 , Northbound NW 6-3
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 25, Minke Whale Balaenoptera
acutorostrata 2, Rorqual Sp. 94, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
1, Beaked Whale Sp. 1 (breach), Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala
melas 12, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 250, Risso's
Dolphin Grampus griseus 3, Striped Dolphin Stenella
coeruleoalba 128, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
17, Dolphin Sp. 31
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 6
Updated - BDRP & Ultimate Pelagics Cruise Report: MV Princess Danae 16 - 21 August 2008
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Sowerby's Beaked Whale |
Fin Whale Balaentoptera physalus 40, Large Rorqual spp 103, Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 1, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 1, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 4, Sowerby's Beaked Whale Mesoplodon bidens 1, Beaked Whale spp 4, Long-Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 53, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 29, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 122, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis Dolphin spp 44, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 11, Unidentified Whale spp 2.
Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus 3, Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 122, Tuna spp 2, Turtle spp 1
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 235, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 668, Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 35, Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli 6, Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 67, Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 58, Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 14, European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 267, Wilson's Storm-petrel Oceanites oceanicus 6, Gannet Morus bassanus 2663, Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 44, European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 1, Common Scoter Melanitta nigra 50, Red (Grey) Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 5, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 113, Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 5, Parasitic (Arctic) Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 26, Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus 12, Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 3, Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans 10, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 417, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 30, Little Gull Larus minutus 1, Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 14, Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 70, Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 19, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 245, Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 35, Black Tern Chlidonias niger 19, Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica 2, Puffin Fratercula arctica 1, Auk Sp. 1
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Cory's Shearwater |
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 4, Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1, Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 3, Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 1, Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 1, Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola 30, Red Knot Calidris canutus 21, Sanderling Calidris alba 7, Dunlin Calidris alpina 9, Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 39, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 3, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 2, Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto 2, European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur 1, Common Swift Apus apus 3, Sand Martin Riparia riparia 1, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 2, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 1
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 18 - 20 August 2008 - John Arnott, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officer
Weather: Southbound SW 4-5, Northbound WNW 4-7
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 10, Minke Whale Balaenoptera
acutorostrata 1, Rorqual Sp. blow 31, Sperm Whale Physeter
macrocephalus blow 1, Beaked Whale Sp. 1, Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melas 2, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
37, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 15, Dolphin
Sp. 2
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 1
Stranding: Fin Whale
A 17m Fin Whale stranded on the Breton Coast at Damgan on the 15th August.
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 15 - 17 August 2008 - John Arnott, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officer
Weather: Southbound WSW - SW 1-5, Northbound WSW - WNW 2-7
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 7, Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 1, Rorqual Sp. blow 34, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 1, Beaked Whale Sp. 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 123, Dolphin Sp. 1, Cetacean Sp. 1, Small cetacean blows 2, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 1
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 9, Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus 1
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Macaronesian Shearwater |
Bird Report courtesy of John Mallord and Dave Showler
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 26, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris
diomedea 90, Great Shearwater Puffinus gravis 4, Macaronesian
Shearwater Puffinus baroli 2, Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus
2, Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 2, European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus 8, Gannet Morus bassanus 500, Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo 6, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 13,
Parasitic (Arctic) Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 6, Lesser Black-backed
Gull Larus fuscus 4, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 4,
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 2, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 14,
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 1, Red Knot Calidris canutus 5,
Dunlin Calidris alpina 7, Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2,
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 1, Feral Pigeon Columba livia
1, Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 1, Willow Warbler Phylloscopus
trochilus 1
Highlights in Spain
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 1, Peregrine Falcon Falco
peregrinus 1, Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 1, Red-rumped
Swallow Hirundo daurica 2, Melodious Warbler Hippolais polyglotta
1, Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 6, Serin Serinus serinus
2, Fan-tailed Warbler Euthlypis lachrymosa 1, Sardinian Warbler
Sylvia melanocephala 1, Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus 1
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 12 - 14 August 2008 - Clive Martin, BDRP Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP
Weather: Southbound SW7-9-6 heavy rain and heavy swell, Northbound WNW 6-3
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 12, Large Rorqual spp 15, Beaked Whale Spp. 2 (probable Cuvier´s Beaked Whale
breaching), Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 2, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 172,
Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 78, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 2
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 7
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus 2 - observed by Anthony Virandeau
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 9 - 11 August 2008 - Clive Martin, BDRP Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP
Weather: Southbound SW6-2, Northbound SW 1-3
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 46, Large Rorqual spp 35, Sei Whale Balaenoptera borealis 1
(reported by others), Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 1 (probable), Beaked Whale Spp. 2
(probable Cuvier's Beaked Whale breaching), Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 20, Risso's Dolphin
Grampus griseus 2 (reported by others), Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 33, Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis 79, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 15
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 7
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 6 - 8 August 2008 - Emma Webb, BDRP Wildlife Officer, Marinelife Community & Operation Officer
Weather: Southbound S4-1, Northbound NW 5-8-7
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 15, Large Rorqual spp 30, Large Whale Breach 1, Minke Whale Balaenoptera
acutorostrata 2, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 4, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 2,
Beaked Whale Sp. 2, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 5, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 18,
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 68, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 104, Dolphin Spp. 11
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 1
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 3 - 5 August 2008 - Emma Webb and Mike Bailey, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officers
Weather: Southbound SW 4-5, fog patches and heavy rain showers, Northbound Day 1 - NNE-NNW 1/2, Day 2 - S2-3
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 42, Minke Whale Balaenoptera
acutorostrata 3, Large Rorqual sp. 58, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius
cavirostris 11, Beaked Whale Sp. 3, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala
melas 39, Large whale breach 1, Small Whale Sp. 1, Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis 199, Risso's Dolphin Grampus griseus
7, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 290, Bottlenose
Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 22, Dolphin Sp. 8, Cetacean Sp.
1, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 1
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Risso's Dolphin |
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 5
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 31 July - 2 August 2008 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP
Weather: Southbound SW 5-7, rain, Northbound NW 3
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 59, Large Rorqual sp. 5,
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 4, Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis 131, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
82
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 40+
Strandings: Northern Bottlenose Whale
On 1st August a Northern Bottlenose Whale stranded on Hayling Island, Hampshire. Report courtesy of BDMLR.
July
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Sunfish |
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 28 - 30 July 2008 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP
Weather: Southbound SW 0-5, Northbound NW 2-1
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 49, Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 1, Large Rorqual sp. 35, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 10, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 932, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 136, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 40, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 4
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 25 - 27 July 2008 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP
Weather: Southbound SW 2, Northbound N 2-0
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 36, Minke Whale Balaenoptera
acutorostrata 5, Large Rorqual sp. 66, Sperm Whale Physeter
macrocephalus 4, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris
9, Beaked Whale Sp. 4, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala
melas 29, Killer Whale Orcinus orca 8, Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis 281, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba
248, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 98, Dolphin
Sp. 30, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 86
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 8
Thanks to BDRP Researchers Derek & Mike traveling as passengers.
BDRP Survey Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 25 - 27 July 2008 - Nigel Symes, Suzie Opacic
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 28, Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 5, Large Rorqual sp. 1, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 3, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 7, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 15, Killer Whale Orcinus orca minimum of 8 (6+ northern shelf edge & 2 southern bay), Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 203, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 262, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 111, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 82
Gannet Morus bassanus 676, Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 19, Cory’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 34, Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus 5, Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1, European Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 44, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 5, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus graellsii 66, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 11, Herring Gull Larus argentatus 20, Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis 1, Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 6, Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 2, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 1
Ocean sunfish Mola mola 7, Tope Galeorhinus galeus 1
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 22 - 24 July 2008 - Emma Webb, BDRP Wildlife Officer / Marinelife Community & Operations Officer
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Bottlenose Dolphin |
Weather: Southbound ESE 3-4; Northbound Day 1 NE - E 5-3, Day 2 SE 4
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 5, Large Rorqual Whale
spp 26, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 1, Minke
Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 2, Beaked Whale spp (breaching)
1 probable, Dolphin spp 20, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
194, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 150, Common
Dolphin Delphinus delphis 115, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena
phocoena 8
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 10, Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea (possible) 1
High numbers of Swifts observed in Southern Biscay heading south.
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 19 - 21 July 2008 - John Arnott, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officer
Weather: Southbound NW - NNW 3-2, Northbound NNE 4-5
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 12, Large Rorqual sp. 26,
Beaked Whale Sp. 1, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas
12, Killer Whale Orcinus orca 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus
delphis 136, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 221,
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 18, Dolphin Sp. 17
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 8
Courtesy of Nicholas De Fodelen birds include
Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus 1, Little Egret Egretta
garzetta 1
Stranding: Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
On the 17th July an Atlantic White-sided Dolphin stranded at Hayle, Cornwall. Attended by BDMLR
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 16 - 18 July 2008 - John Arnott, BDRP Wildlife Officer
Weather: Southbound NNW to NW 3-2; Northbound N 3-2
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 11, Large Rorqual Whale
spp 8, Medium Whale spp 1, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris
2, Beaked Whale spp 2, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis
210, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 192, Dolphin
spp 20, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 2
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 2
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry BDRP Whale & Dolphin Themed Cruise 13 - 15 July 2008 - Emma Webb, John Arnott, Laura Fletcher, Suzie Cartwright, Andrew Boulden, Peter Hutchinson, Russell Neave, Mike Bailey, Fraser Paterson
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Pygmy Killer Whale |
Weather: Southbound W 2/1; Northbound NE 2-0
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 19, Large Rorqual Whale
spp 14, Medium Rorqual Whale spp 1, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus
1 (probable), Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 2,
Northern Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus 4, Cuvier's
Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 9, Beaked Whale spp 1, Mesoplodon
spp 2, Long-Finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 49,
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 146, Risso's
Dolphin Grampus griseus 2, Pygmy Killer Whale / Melon-Headed
Whale Feresa attenuata / Peponocephala electra 15 *, Common
Dolphin Delphinus delphis 1241, Striped Dolphin Stenella
coeruleoalba 437, Dolphin spp 333, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena
phocoena 3, Cetacean spp 5, Large Dead Whale 1
* Please note: it is extremely difficult to differentiate between a Pygmy Killer Whale and Melon-Headed Whale at the distance they were observed. However, photographic ID is being carried out and an update will be posted if further identification is possible.
Swordfish spp. 1, Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 11, Shark spp 1
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 13, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 31, Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli 1, Manx Shearwater Ouffinus puffinus 2, European Storm-Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 7, Gannet Morus bassanus 357, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 9, Arctic (Parasitic) Skua Stercorarius parasiticus 1, Black-Headed Gull Larus ridibundus 6, Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 1, Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1, Yellow-Legged Gull Larus michahellis 3, Lesser Black-Backed Gull Larus fuscus 59, Great Black-Backed Gull Larus marinus 3, Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 10, Sabine's Gull Larus sabini 1, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 2, 'Commic' Tern Sterna hiruno / Sterna paradisaea 2, Gull spp 38, Racing Pigeon 2, Petrel Spp 1
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Pilot Whale |
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry BDRP Whale & Dolphin Themed Cruise 10 - 12 July 2008 - Emma Webb, John Arnott, Russell Neave, Laura Fletcher, Adrian Shephard, Peter Hutchinson, Andrew Boulden
Weather: Southbound WSW 6 to SW 5-4, Northbound NW 2-4
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 12, Large Rorqual sp. 16,
Medium, Rorqual Sp. 1, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris
1, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 29, Common
Dolphin Delphinus delphis 113, Striped Dolphin Stenella
coeruleoalba 114, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus
11, Dolphin Sp. 87, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 1
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 2
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 6, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris diomedea 77, Macaronesian Shearwater Puffinus baroli 3, Gannet Morus bassanus 57, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 3, Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 6, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 4, Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 1
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Macaronesian Shearwater |
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 2, Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 1, Small Wader sp. 10
Stranding: Fin Whale
A Fin Whale stranded on the 9th July at Sainte-Marine on the Brittany peninsular. It measured 17-19m and weighed around 40 tons. Report courtesy of Dolphinus2 Yahoo! newsgroup.
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 7 - 9 July 2008 - Emma Webb, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officer, Marinelife Community and Operations Officer
Weather: Southbound WNW 8, Northbound day 1 N - NNW 2-3 to W 2/3, day
2 SW 5
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 3, Large Rorqual sp.5, Cuvier's
Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 2, Beaked Whale Sp. 1 (breaching),
Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 5, Common
Dolphin Delphinus delphis 129, Striped Dolphin Stenella
coeruleoalba 31, Dolphin Sp. 17
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 3
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 4 - 6 July 2008 - Emma Webb & John Arnott, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officers
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Cory's Shearwater |
Weather: Southbound S-SW 8-3, Northbound NNW-WNW 1-4
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 9, Large Rorqual sp.5, Cuvier's
Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 5, Beaked Whale Sp. 1, Long-finned
Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 5, Common Dolphin Delphinus
delphis 80, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 47,
Dolphin Sp. 1
Ocean Sunfish Mola mola 4
Bird Report courtesy of John Mallord & Dave Showler
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 18, Cory's Shearwater Calonectris
diomedea 37, Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 1, European
Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 1, Gannet Morus bassanus 250,
Herring Gull Larus argentatus 1, Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans
1, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 10, Great Black-backed
Gull Larus marinus 1, Common Tern Sterna hirundo 7, Guillemot
Uria aalge 1
WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 1 - 3 July 2008 - John Arnott, BDRP Relief Wildlife Officer
Weather: Southbound SSW-SW 3-5, Northbound WNW-W 3-5
Large Rorqual sp.4, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas
3, Killer Whale Orcinus orca 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus
delphis 107, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 30,
Dolphin Sp. 2
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