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Report a Sighting

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Observer Name (displays on sightings table)

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Phone Number

Email Address *

Date *

Time *

Duration *

Duration of sighting (minutes)

Species * Harbour Porpoise Common Dolphin Bottlenose Dolphin Risso's Dolphin Killer Whale Minke Whale Fin Whale Unidentified Small Cetacean Unidentified Large Cetacean Other Humpback whale White-beaked dolphin Swordfish Moonlight and Starlight

Total *

Total number of individuals

Adults

Number of adults

Juveniles

Number of juveniles

Location *

OS Grid or description

Confidence

Definite

Probable

Possible

Confidence of observation

Direction Not recorded N NE E SE S SW W NW Variable

Direction of travel

Behaviour 1 Not recorded Normal swimming Fast swim or porpoising Blowing Feeding or foraging Leaping Tail slapping Spy hopping Bow riding Logging on surface Sexual behaviour Aggression Driving fish onto sandbank Boat interaction (not riding bow)

Behaviour 2 Not recorded Normal swimming Fast swim or porpoising Blowing Feeding or foraging Leaping Tail slapping Spy hopping Bow riding Logging on surface Sexual behaviour

Behaviour 3 Not recorded Normal swimming Fast swim or porpoising Blowing Feeding or foraging Leaping Tail slapping Spy hopping Bow riding Logging on surface Sexual behaviour

Sea State Not recorded 0 - Mirror flat, calm 1 - Slight ripples, no whitecaps 2 - Small wavelets, glassy crest, no whitecaps 3 - Large wavelets, few whitecaps 4 - Larger waves, many whitecaps 5 - Moderate waves, spray lot of whitecaps 6 - Large waves, white foaming crests, spray

Latitude Degrees

Latitude Minutes

Longitude Degrees

Longitude Minutes

Bearing

Range

Other

Photographs

Yes

No

Have you taken photographs?

Contact

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