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Sightings Form

For further information on bottlenose dolphins and other cetaceans seen from time to time along the Moray Firth and other parts of the UK coast. And for all the latest sightings around the coast.

   

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Membership Details

 
 
Name Description Website
Sea Watch Foundation   Visit Website
Marine Connection The Marine Connection are a London based charity (Read more) Visit Website

The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society

Based at the Wildlife centre at Spey Bay (Read more) Visit Website

International Dolphin Watch

Friends of the Friends for over 10 years (Read more) Visit Website

British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR)

Set up to save and rescue         (Read more) Visit Website

The Cetacean Research and Rescue unit

Based at Gardenstown...           (Read more) Visit Website
Moray Firth Partnership  based in Inverness   Visit Website

Local Boat operators

Puffin Cruises Sailing out of Macduff, Banffshire

Visit Website
Gemini explorer Sailing out of Buckie Visit Website
 
         

  Books and Videos

There are hundreds of books and CDs and DVDs that will help the would be dolphin watcher get the best knowledge and enjoyment we think the list below will help you along the road with this selection.

First of our own booklet “Dolphin watching along the Moray Firth” an easy guide to watching from St Andrews to Inverness. What to look for and where and what to lookout for.

The Natural History of Whales and Dolphins by Peter G.H. Evans , Sea Watch Foundation

Whales and Dolphins, the ultimate guide to marine mammals, by Mark Carwardine ,Erich Hoyt, Peter Gill and R. Ewan Fordyce.

Both these books give great detail to all the various species , with great photos and diagrams.

Tale of Two Dolphins, by Horace Dobbs

Horace has written countless books on wild dolphins encountering humans and vice a versa. All are interesting and thought provoking.

Also lookout for his children’s “Dilo” books.

Whale and Dolphin Identification video and CD-Rom

Produced by Splashdown productions for the Sea watch Foundation.

Over an hour of great footage of over 28 species.

Dolphins on the Bow

Peter MacDonald has been on board 5 boats over 10 years filming the dolphins and other species including Humpback whale off Portknockie, an hour long DVD of some of the highlights .