Northern Ireland
These sightings, unless otherwise noted, are all collated and validated by Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
and are available on www.iwdg.ie
The most recent sightings in this area are:
| Bottlenose dolphin (x10) - Fair Head, County Antrim at 10:00 on 17 Sep 2024 by Phil Quinn |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Belfast Lough, County Antrim at 17:30 on 9 Sep 2024 by Phil Quinn |
| Sunfish (x1) - Ballygally, Northern Ireland at 14:00 on 29 Aug 2024 by Paul Johnston |
| Common dolphin (x10) - Larne Harbour, Antrim at 17:00 on 31 Jul 2024 by Keith Ringland |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Kilclief point, Co. Down at 13:00 on 13 Jul 2024 by Alan Barker |
| Minke whale (x2) - Kinbane Castle, County Antrim at 12:34 on 4 Jul 2024 by Sue Sharkie-Hurrell |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Kilclief point, Co. Down at 17:00 on 6 May 2024 by Alan Barker |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Off Newcastle Harbour, County Down at 15:00 on 4 Oct 2023 by Sean Doran |
| Minke whale (x2) - Torr, Antrim at 07:35 on 9 Sep 2023 by R M Simpson |
| Killer whale (x2) - Offshore rocks Newcastle Harbour, N Ireland at 19:00 on 22 Aug 2023 by Robert Neville |
| Minke whale (x2) - Offshore Ardglass, County Down at 21:20 on 16 Aug 2023 by Jo/Adam Callister/Horne |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Ardglass, County Down at 20:40 on 16 Aug 2023 by Jo/Adam Callister/Horne |
| Cetacean species (x1) - Portrush, Co. Antrim at 16:00 on 4 Jun 2023 by Peter McCartney |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Strangford, County Down at 09:30 on 16 May 2023 by Alan Barker |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Kilclief, Strangford at 18:30 on 1 Apr 2023 by Alan Barker |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Strangford, Co. Down at 14:20 on 29 Mar 2023 by Bryan Monson/HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x20) - Glenariff, County Antrim at 15:00 on 15 Mar 2023 by Carole Donnan |
| Common dolphin (x8) - Offshore, Cairnryan at 14:00 on 18 Oct 2022 by Paul Carrington |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Kilclief, County Down at 15:30 on 27 Sep 2022 by Alan Barker |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Kilclief, County Down at 16:00 on 22 Sep 2022 by Alan Barker |
| Common dolphin (x25) - Offshore, Strangford at 06:00 on 25 Aug 2022 by Kyle Bolton |
| Common dolphin (x6) - Orlock Point, Co. Down at 16:30 on 30 Jul 2022 by Sarah McNaught/ IWDG |
| Common dolphin (x30) - Rathlin Island, Co. Antrim at 10:17 on 30 Jul 2022 by Fergus & Garry /IWDG |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x6) - North Channel, Antrim at 18:10 on 29 Jul 2022 by Sean /IWDG |
| Common dolphin (x30) - Great Blasket Isand, County Kerry at 10:51 on 29 Jul 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x30) - Portstewart, Co. Derry at 10:20 on 29 Jul 2022 by Sarah McNaught/ IWDG |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x15) - Portrush, Co. Antrim at 10:00 on 28 Jul 2022 by Richard Lafferty /IWDG |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x22) - Ballyholme Bay, Co. Down at 21:00 on 27 Jul 2022 by Sarah McNaught/ IWDG |
| Cetacean species (x3) - Ballygall, Co. Antrim at 19:30 on 27 Jul 2022 by Nigel Geenlee/IWDG |
| Harbour porpoise (x5) - Portavogie, Co. Down at 15:30 on 27 Jul 2022 by David Eccles/ IWDG |
| Common dolphin (x60) - Torr Head, Co. Antrim at 15:19 on 27 Jul 2022 by Paddy McLaughlin/ IWDG |
| Common dolphin (x4) - Kearney Village, County Down at 13:33 on 27 Jul 2022 by Thomas King |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x8) - Portstewart, Co. Derry at 12:44 on 27 Jul 2022 by David Williams/ IWDG |
| Harbour porpoise (x4) - Portstewart, Co. Derry at 12:08 on 27 Jul 2022 by David Williams/ IWDG |
| Common dolphin (x10) - Ramore Head, Co. Antrim at 12:06 on 27 Jul 2022 by Gary Burrows/ IWDG |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Magilligan Point, Co. Derry at 17:10 on 24 Jul 2022 by Claire Moore/ IWDG |
| Harbour porpoise (x30) - Rathlin Island, County Antrim at 18:00 on 14 Jul 2022 by James Crymble |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Ramore Head, Portrush, Antrim at 15:00 on 20 Jun 2022 by Christopher Henry |
| Minke whale (x1) - Dublin, Dublin at 09:30 on 15 Jun 2022 by Gary Clewley |
| Dolphin species (x56) - Skye, Portree at 11:02 on 5 Jun 2022 by Bethan Clyne |
| Minke whale (x1) - Ballymeentrant, Count kerry at 13:33 on 4 Jun 2022 by Jonathon Bid |
| Cetacean species (x26) - Kilkee, County Clare at 14:37 on 3 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Doolin, Clare County at 13:09 on 2 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Kilkee, County Clare at 13:01 on 2 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Dolphin species (x7) - Ballyferriter, Kerry County at 12:54 on 2 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Minke whale (x1) - Doolin, Clare County at 10:36 on 2 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Common dolphin (x21) - Doolin, Clare County at 10:39 on 1 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Dolphin species (x9) - Ballymeentrant, County Kerry at 10:27 on 1 Jun 2022 by Jonathan Biddle |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Kilclief Point, Co. Down at 13:30 on 25 Feb 2022 by Alan Barker |
| Harbour porpoise (x6) - Portrush, Co. Antrim at 14:00 on 19 Feb 2022 by Ted Dunlop |
| Dolphin species (x12) - Kearney Village, County Down at 09:00 on 17 Nov 2021 by Catherine Ennis |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Dundrum Bay, Newcastle, Co. Down at 13:00 on 3 Oct 2021 by Sean Doran |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x10) - NE of Giants Causeway, Antrim at 12:51 on 19 Sep 2021 by Steve Lenartowicz/HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - Dunserverick, Antrim at 13:40 on 18 Sep 2021 by Steve Lenartowicz/HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - SE of Cushendun, Antrim at 13:51 on 15 Sep 2021 by Steve Lenartowicz/HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x20) - NE of Carnlough, Antrim at 08:50 on 15 Sep 2021 by Steve Lenartowicz/HWDT |
| Grey Seal (x1) - Newtonabbey, Antrim at 16:34 on 12 Sep 2021 by Constance Schere |
| Common dolphin (x1) - Newtonabbey, Antrim at 16:19 on 12 Sep 2021 by Constance Schere |
| Dolphin species (x4) - Portstewart Strand, Co. Londonderry at 08:00 on 6 Sep 2021 by Ted Dunlop |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - Guns Island, County Down at 14:00 on 14 Aug 2021 by Francis Martin |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Kilclief Point, Strangford Lough, Co. Down at 18:00 on 10 Aug 2021 by Alan Barker |
| Cetacean species (x6) - Bloody Bridge car park, Newcastle, County Down at 18:00 on 1 Aug 2021 by Robert Dempster |
| Minke whale (x2) - Dundrum Bay Newcastle, County Down at 17:00 on 30 Jul 2021 by Sean Doran |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Portmuck, Mullaghboy, Antrim at 18:55 on 29 Jul 2021 by Patricia Magee |
| Dolphin species (x4) - Portaferry, Co. Down at 11:20 on 27 Jul 2021 by Daniel Gwynn |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Portmuck, Mullaghboy, Antrim at 19:05 on 26 Jul 2021 by Patricia Magee |
| Minke whale (x1) - Larne, Co. Antrim at 15:30 on 25 Jul 2021 by Alister McGill |
| Harbour porpoise (x5) - Gobbins Road, Antrim at 12:18 on 25 Jul 2021 by Cara Bradley/IWDG NI |
| Harbour porpoise (x4) - Blackhead Lighthouse, Antrim at 12:38 on 24 Jul 2021 by Cara Bradley/IWDG NI |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Portballintrae, Co. Antrim at 17:00 on 10 Jul 2021 by Susan Farr |
| Dolphin species (x1) - Craigavon bridge, County Londonderry at 20:00 on 12 May 2021 by Olivia Goodman |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Just upstream of Foyle Bridge at 11:30 on 1 May 2021 by Desmond Brown |
| Common Seal (x1) - Carnlough harbour, Antrim at 15:30 on 22 Mar 2021 by Melanie Barrell |
| Harbour porpoise (x8) - Glenarm bay, Co. Antrim at 11:00 on 20 Mar 2021 by Melanie Barrell |
| Dolphin species (x15) - Waterloo Bay, Co. Antrim at 08:33 on 20 Mar 2021 by Michael Hall |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Kilclief Point, strangford lough, Co. Down at 11:00 on 7 Oct 2020 by Alan Barker |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Blackhead lighthouse, Whitehead, Co. Antrim at 20:20 on 5 Aug 2020 by Keith Richmond |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x20) - off Port Stewart, Co. Londonderry at 12:00 on 1 Aug 2020 by Janet Leighton |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x1) - Carlingford Lough, Co. Lough at 13:00 on 21 Jul 2020 by Trisha and Gary Hunt |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x10) - Ballintoy harbour, Co. Antrim at 22:00 on 17 Jul 2020 by Rosie Alcorn |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x10) - Ballintoy harbour, Co. Antrim at 22:00 on 17 Jul 2020 by Rosie Alcorn |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Runkerry bay, Co. Antrim at 16:00 on 17 Jul 2020 by Alastair Wilson |
| Killer whale (x2) - Strangford Lough, Co. Down at 20:45 on 15 May 2020 by Helen Stewart |
| Common dolphin (x15) - Cloughey, Co. Down at 14:00 on 24 Jan 2020 by Andrew Wilson |
| Dolphin species (x1) - Holywood, Down at 10:00 on 7 Jan 2020 by Karina McVeigh |
| Common dolphin (x20) - Orlock Point, Co. Down at 11:00 on 5 Dec 2019 by Judith Holmes |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Bloody Bridge, Newcastle, Co. Down at 20:52 on 30 Jul 2019 by Tricia Magee |
| Common dolphin (x3) - Bloody Bridge, Newcastle, Co. Down at 20:32 on 30 Jul 2019 by Tricia Magee |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Bloody Bridge, Newcastle, Co. Down at 20:21 on 30 Jul 2019 by Tricia Magee |
| Common dolphin (x2) - Bloody Bridge, Newcastle, Co. Down at 20:02 on 30 Jul 2019 by Tricia Magee |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Offshore Portaferry, Countydown at 20:44 on 29 Jul 2019 by P Roche Orca |
| Harbour porpoise (x5) - Offshore Larne, Antrim at 10:31 on 27 Jul 2019 by P Roche Orca |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Offshore Larne, Antrim at 09:06 on 27 Jul 2019 by P Roche Orca |
| Northern bottlenose whale (x1) - Belfast, County Antrim at 08:15 on 12 Jul 2019 by John Halsall |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Larne, Antrim at 14:30 on 15 Jun 2019 by Isabel Hood |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Larne, Co. Antrim on 15 Jun 2019 by Neal Warnock |
| Common dolphin (x10) - Whitehead, Co. Antrim at 13:00 on 29 Mar 2019 by Mark Garrett |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Kilclief Point, Co. Down at 17:00 on 22 Mar 2019 by Alan Barker |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Kilclief Point, Co. Down at 18:00 on 18 Mar 2019 by Alan Barker |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x50) - Ballygalley Head, Larne, Co. Antrim at 11:00 on 24 Feb 2019 by Keith Ringland |