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SPOTTING AROUND SCOTLAND
SIGHTINGS KEY
Shetland Islands
Get trained to be a WDC Shorewatcher and monitor whales and dolphins at sites around the Scottish coast. Email shorewatch@whales.org or visit whales.org/shorewatch
MINKE WHALE Spotted all round the coast from June through to October
ATLANTIC OCEAN
ORCA
Seen seasonally throughout the western and northern isles
Orkney
Outer Hebrides
LONG-FINNED PILOT WHALE Found in deep waters off the continental shelf
NORTH SEA 2
RISSO’S DOLPHIN
Spotted year round in the northern isles
BOTTLENOSE DOLPHIN
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Seen close to shore throughout the year in the inner Moray Firth
WHITE-BEAKED DOLPHIN The most common dolphin in northern coastal waters
ATLANTIC WHITE-SIDED DOLPHIN A deep-water species living mainly offshore in large numbers
SHORT-BEAKED COMMON DOLPHIN The Scottish coast is one of the best places for landbased whale and dolphin watching in Europe – so get out there for a close encounter!
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WDC Scottish Dolphin Centre, Spey Bay 2 WDC Dolphin and Seal Centre, North Kessock I
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Normally seen offshore where entire pods will bow ride large ships
HARBOUR PORPOISE
Common and widespread in nearshore waters
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