White-beaked Dolphins

Pod of 20-25 past Seaton Sluice at lunchtime today (B. Dack)

Whitburn sightings

24/07/10 9 Bottlenose Dolphins N (later seen in King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth) (Andy Tait)

25/07/10 1 Minke Whale (Andy Tait)

Minkes! off the King of Scandanavia

ORCA Wildlife Officers recent sightings
24th July Netherlands
Porpoise pods x3
25th July Newcastle
4x Minke whales. 1 breaching x3 times next to ship. 1 porpoising alongside ship. Off Flamborough Head
2x harbour porpoise pods

More cetaceans from the ORCA Wildlife Officers

DFDS Ferry Newcastle-Amsterdam
10th July 2010
Leaving Netherlands 2 x dolphin sp.
17th- 19th minicruise
1 Minke Whale
1 pod of Harbor porpoise
19th - 21st Mini-cruise
1 pod of Harbour porpoise
21st July Leaving Newcastle
1 Minke whale 10 pm off Flamborough Head
2 x porpoise pods
22nd July Netherlands
1 x porpoise pod

Sightings from The King of Scandanavia

Recent sightings from The DFDS Ferry Newcastle-Amsterdam

3rd July 2010
Leaving Newcastle
8 pods of Harbour porpoise
6 Minke whales feeding off Flamborough Head 9.30pm- 11pm
5 Bottlenose dolphins bow riding the ship
5tth July
Leaving Newcastle
1 White beaked dolphin 10.30pm
6th July
Leaving Amsterdam
Harbour porpoise pods
9th July
Leaving Newcastle
5x Bottlenose dolphins

Exciting times ahead

2 large dolphin sp reported past South Shields yesterday (P. Collins)and a belated report, to the Northeast Cetacean Project, of 200 White-beaked Dolphins off Eyemouth in June. Angling charter boats are reporting increasing numbers of WBD so we could be in for a better year than the rather sparse 2008 and 2009.