North West Scotland and Outer Hebrides
The most recent sightings in this area are:
| White beaked / white sided dolphin (x5) - Stornoway, Outer Hebrides at 15:19 on 20 Sep 2024 by Dave Scott/HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x8) - Offshore Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides at 12:00 on 20 Sep 2024 by Bethany Walsh/HWDT |
| White-beaked dolphin (x2) - Offshore Hebrides at 14:51 on 19 Sep 2024 by Alex R/HWDT |
| Fin whale (x3) - Offshore Bayble, Western Isles at 14:49 on 19 Sep 2024 by alexr-1 HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Melvaig, Highland at 11:57 on 19 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Longa Island, Highland at 11:04 on 19 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Offshore Priest Island, Highland at 18:30 on 18 Sep 2024 by CarlosFP HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x2) - Offshore Melvaig, Highland at 11:19 on 18 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore North Erradale, Highland at 10:49 on 18 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Achmore, Wester Ross at 11:02 on 17 Sep 2024 by alexr-1 HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Portvoller, Isle of Lewis at 10:12 on 16 Sep 2024 by Nicola Hodgins/HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Portvoller, Isle of Lewis at 16:11 on 15 Sep 2024 by Nicola Hodgins/HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Portvoller, Isle of Lewis at 16:10 on 15 Sep 2024 by Nicola Hodgins/HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis at 09:40 on 13 Sep 2024 by Nicola Hodgins/HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x5) - Tiumpan Head, Isle of Lewis at 09:35 on 13 Sep 2024 by Nicola Hodgins/HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Eilean Tigh at 11:12 on 9 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Red point, Gairloch at 09:41 on 9 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Dolphin species (x8) - Clachtoll, Highland at 18:30 on 8 Sep 2024 by Neal Mason |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Portvoller, Isle of Lewis at 17:18 on 8 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Sunfish (x2) - Offfshore Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides. at 11:55 on 7 Sep 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Eilean Mullagrach at 10:09 on 7 Sep 2024 by CarlosFP HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Reiff, Highland at 17:43 on 6 Sep 2024 by CarlosFP HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x3) - Offshore Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides at 15:03 on 6 Sep 2024 by Lucy Skaer/HWDT |
| White beaked / white sided dolphin (x50) - Offshore Eynort, Outer Hebrides at 12:50 on 6 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Adventures HWDT |
| Minke whale (x2) - Offshore Badluarach, Highland at 11:54 on 6 Sep 2024 by Noel HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Melvaig, Highland at 13:16 on 5 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x8) - Gills, Caithness at 12:58 on 5 Sep 2024 by Jackie Osborn/HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Offshore Portvoller, Isle of Lewis at 11:45 on 5 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Portvoller, Isle of Lewis at 11:14 on 5 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Offshore Opinan, Gairloch at 11:27 on 4 Sep 2024 by May Redfern/HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Priest Island at 11:24 on 4 Sep 2024 by May Redfern/HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides at 10:35 on 4 Sep 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides at 11:57 on 2 Sep 2024 by RibImmerse HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Scoraig, Highland at 11:51 on 2 Sep 2024 by Noel HWDT |
| White-beaked dolphin (x5) - Offshore Hebrides at 17:36 on 1 Sep 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Isle of Lewis at 16:53 on 1 Sep 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Fin / sei whale (x1) - Offshore Melvaig, Highland at 16:10 on 1 Sep 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x2) - Stoth, Isle of Lewis at 11:15 on 1 Sep 2024 by Alison Thorpe/HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Priest Island, Highland at 20:11 on 31 Aug 2024 by Denise Risch/HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Carn Deas, Highland at 19:32 on 31 Aug 2024 by Denise Risch/HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Bayble, offshore at 18:47 on 31 Aug 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises Orca 1 HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Offshore Opinan, Gairloch at 17:57 on 31 Aug 2024 by Carlos HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Point, Lewis at 17:38 on 31 Aug 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Achmore, Highland at 17:24 on 31 Aug 2024 by Fiona Sloan/HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Achmore, Highland at 17:17 on 31 Aug 2024 by Fiona Sloan/HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Point, Lewis at 16:55 on 31 Aug 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Offshore, Stornoway, Outer Hebrides at 16:39 on 31 Aug 2024 by Hebridean Whale Cruises /HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x25) - Loch Ainord, Luib, Isle of Skye at 14:00 on 31 Aug 2024 by Thomas Jolliffe |
| Harbour porpoise (x4) - Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty at 10:54 on 2 Aug 2024 by Skyewing /HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x10) - Opinan Beach, Invernes-shire at 16:00 on 1 Aug 2024 by Graeme Garner |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Outer Hebrides, Ross and Cromarty at 15:00 on 1 Aug 2024 by Leroy Alleyne |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Strath bay, Gairloch, Wester Ross at 06:30 on 30 Jul 2024 by Ian Birks |
| Cetacean species (x1) - Kilt Rock, Staffin, Isle of Skye at 19:21 on 26 Jul 2024 by Sylvia Porter |
| Common dolphin (x7) - Arnish, Raasay at 15:08 on 18 Jul 2024 by Elizabeth /HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Morefield, Highland at 15:02 on 18 Jul 2024 by Noel /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - Orosay, Inverness-shire at 13:30 on 16 Jul 2024 by Liz Bibby |
| Common dolphin (x5) - Offshore Lochboisdale, Inverness at 13:30 on 1 Jul 2024 by Owen Phillips |
| Minke whale (x1) - Bhalamus, Isle of Lewis at 11:08 on 30 Jun 2024 by Each-mara /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Portree, Isle of Skye at 09:54 on 30 Jun 2024 by Harvey /HWDT |
| Killer whale (x12) - Lochaber, Inverness-shire at 13:31 on 29 Jun 2024 by Ciaran-Westerman /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Portree, Isle of Skye at 10:00 on 28 Jun 2024 by Harvey /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Portree, Isle of Skye at 14:14 on 27 Jun 2024 by Harvey /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty at 14:57 on 26 Jun 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x6) - Achmelvich, Sutherland at 14:00 on 26 Jun 2024 by Jayne Smith |
| Minke whale (x1) - Stockinish, Harris at 06:45 on 26 Jun 2024 by Redfish /HWDT |
| Fin whale (x1) - Culnacnoc, Isle of Skye at 17:02 on 25 Jun 2024 by Eda-Frandsen /HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x2) - Lower Bayble, Isle of Lewis at 14:29 on 25 Jun 2024 by RibImmerse /HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x1) - Melvaig, Rosshire at 11:56 on 25 Jun 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x3) - Orinsay, Isle of Lewis at 10:22 on 25 Jun 2024 by SeaPipit /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Gairloch, Ross and Cromarty at 09:07 on 25 Jun 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 /HWDT |
| Atlantic white-sided dolphin (x3) - Trumpan, Isle of Skye at 18:15 on 24 Jun 2024 by Donald-Tait /HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Lochiboisdale, South Uist at 10:56 on 23 Jun 2024 by James-Fairns /HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Cromore, Isle of Lewis at 08:28 on 23 Jun 2024 by RibImmerse /HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x7) - Lochboisdale - Mallaig Ferry, Hebrides at 14:00 on 1 Jun 2024 by Jim Swalwell |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Balranald, Outer Hebrides at 08:40 on 31 May 2024 by Jim Swalwell |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Uig-Lochmaddy ferry, Little Minch, Hebrides at 14:15 on 28 May 2024 by Jim Swalwell |
| Killer whale (x2) - Sound of Raasay, Inverness-shire at 10:00 on 19 May 2024 by Rob Teago |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Achiltibuie, Ross-shire at 14:15 on 15 May 2024 by Noel HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Druimindarroch, Lochaber at 09:39 on 15 May 2024 by matthew-waterston HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Ullapool, Ross Shire at 13:36 on 13 May 2024 by Noel HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Rona, Inner Hebrides at 12:11 on 13 May 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Corran, Loch Hourn, Highlands at 11:00 on 25 Apr 2024 by Fiona Dodds |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Aultgrishan, Highland at 13:34 on 24 Apr 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Melvaig, Highlands at 13:13 on 24 Apr 2024 by HebrideanWhaleCruises-Orca1 HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Rona, Outer Hebrides at 11:09 on 14 Apr 2024 by Neilwhite483 /HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Cuaig at 11:01 on 14 Apr 2024 by neilwhite483 HWDT |
| White beaked / white sided dolphin (x3) - Port of Ness at 16:24 on 9 Apr 2024 by Nesswatch HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x3) - Port of Ness at 11:00 on 9 Apr 2024 by Nesswatch HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x6) - Kylerhea, Isle of Skye at 11:00 on 21 Dec 2023 by John Poulter |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Hushinish Bay, Isle of Harris at 14:30 on 28 Aug 2023 by Gwen Rhodes |
| Common dolphin (x20) - Harris Sound, Outer Hebrides at 18:10 on 14 Aug 2023 by David Frew |
| Common dolphin (x80) - Offshore Ullapool, Ross and Cromarty at 18:00 on 10 Aug 2023 by David Frew |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Eileann Donan Castle, Lochalsh at 11:00 on 9 Aug 2023 by E MacLeod |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Rigg View Point, Isle of Skye at 11:41 on 6 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |
| Minke whale (x7) - Rigg View Point, Isle of Skye on 6 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |
| Common dolphin (x20) - Rigg View point, Isle of Skye on 6 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |
| Common dolphin (x20) - Rigg View point, Isle of Skye on 6 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Rigg viewpoint, Isle of Skye at 14:35 on 5 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |
| Common dolphin (x9) - Kilt rock, Portree, Inverness at 15:38 on 4 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |
| Fin whale (x1) - Kilt rock, Portree, Inverness at 15:16 on 4 Aug 2023 by Sylvia Porter |