North East Scotland
The most recent sightings in this area are:
| Humpback whale (x1) - Lossiemouth harbour, Moray at 15:20 on 30 Oct 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Fin whale (x1) - Collieston, Aberdeenshire at 17:28 on 19 Sep 2024 by Steve Truluck/HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Findochty, Moray at 08:05 on 19 Sep 2024 by findochtyfins HWDT |
| Basking shark (x8) - Findochty, Moray at 07:55 on 18 Sep 2024 by findochtyfins HWDT |
| Minke whale (x2) - Findochty, Moray at 07:24 on 18 Sep 2024 by findochtyfins HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Portknockie, Moray at 16:06 on 17 Sep 2024 by Steve Truluck / HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Nairn, Nairnshire at 10:05 on 17 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Minke whale (x2) - Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire at 14:20 on 16 Sep 2024 by bill-tasker-1 HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Covesea, Moray at 10:39 on 16 Sep 2024 by Steve Truluck / HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Findochty, Moray at 11:30 on 15 Sep 2024 by findochtyfins HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Nairn, Highland at 08:15 on 13 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Nairn, Highland at 10:00 on 12 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Nairn, Highland at 10:20 on 11 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Findhorn, Moray at 11:20 on 7 Sep 2024 by Maya HWDT |
| Basking shark (x12) - Nairn, Highland at 08:05 on 4 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Balintore, Easter Ross at 18:30 on 3 Sep 2024 by HWDT Team HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Nairn, Highland at 08:10 on 3 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Offshore Nairn, Highland at 08:58 on 1 Sep 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Cullen, Moray at 19:19 on 31 Aug 2024 by Steven Bremner/HWDT |
| Minke whale (x3) - Offshore Burghead, Moray at 12:40 on 4 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Basking shark (x1) - Halliman skerries, Moray at 10:05 on 4 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Covesea, Moray at 09:20 on 4 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Basking shark (x3) - Offshore Covesea, Moray at 11:50 on 3 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Minke whale (x1) - Offshore Covesea, Moray at 11:35 on 3 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x8) - Burghead, Moray at 07:45 on 3 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Minke whale (x1) - Cullen, Banffshire at 11:43 on 2 Aug 2024 by findochtyfins /HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x1) - Cullen, Banffshire at 11:41 on 2 Aug 2024 by findochtyfins /HWDT |
| Basking shark (x1) - Nairn, Nairnshire at 08:44 on 2 Aug 2024 by Phocoena /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - Nairn, Nairnshire at 08:33 on 2 Aug 2024 by Phocoena /HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x200) - Offshore Burghead, Moray at 07:45 on 2 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x20) - Halliman skerries, Moray at 11:55 on 1 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Harbour porpoise (x4) - Burghead, Moray at 10:20 on 1 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Minke whale (x3) - Offshore Burghead, Moray at 08:10 on 1 Aug 2024 by Alan Airey |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Nairn, Nairnshire at 05:20 on 30 Jul 2024 by Hana Scott |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Holborn head, Scrabster, Caithness at 15:30 on 29 Jul 2024 by Zoe Doran |
| Risso's dolphin (x3) - Dunbeath, Wick at 15:44 on 18 Jul 2024 by Odinrobb /HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x8) - Swiney hill, Caithness at 10:00 on 12 Jul 2024 by colin bird |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x6) - Chanonry Point, Highland at 12:55 on 11 Jul 2024 by Lucy Robinson |
| Killer whale (x2) - Dunbeath Harbour, Caithness at 19:30 on 8 Jun 2024 by Andrew Green |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - Chanonry Point, Moray at 10:38 on 13 May 2024 by Alister-John Clunas |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x1) - Chanonry Point, Moray at 21:43 on 12 May 2024 by Fiona Fortrose |
| Harbour porpoise (x4) - Sandend, Banff, Aberdeenshire at 11:00 on 7 May 2024 by Brian Bakewell |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Portknockie at 12:30 on 13 Apr 2024 by mark-james-1 HWDT |
| Risso's dolphin (x3) - Fraserburgh at 14:25 on 12 Apr 2024 by findochtyfins HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x6) - Chanonry Point at 11:09 on 12 Apr 2024 by FionaFortrose HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x1) - Chanonry Point at 14:07 on 11 Apr 2024 by Sarah Macdonald-Taylor / HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x1) - Chanonry Point at 14:07 on 11 Apr 2024 by Sarah Macdonald-Taylor / HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x3) - NH882587 at 17:40 on 10 Apr 2024 by Phocoena HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x5) - Chanonry Point at 17:10 on 10 Apr 2024 by Sarah Macdonald-Taylor / HWDT |
| Minke whale (x1) - Chanonry Point at 17:25 on 9 Apr 2024 by Sarah Macdonald-Taylor / HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Chanonry Point at 15:50 on 9 Apr 2024 by Sarah Macdonald-Taylor / HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Kessock, Beauly Firth at 10:10 on 9 Apr 2024 by zoltan-around-the-globe HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Chanonry Point at 19:04 on 8 Apr 2024 by Alister John-Clunas / HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Chanonry Point at 16:40 on 8 Apr 2024 by Sarah Macdonald-Taylor / HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Covesea at 13:50 on 8 Apr 2024 by Steve Truluck / HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Chanonry Point at 12:26 on 8 Apr 2024 by FionaFortrose HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Findochty, Moray at 16:53 on 5 Apr 2024 by findochtyfins /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x30) - Findochty, Moray at 15:16 on 5 Apr 2024 by findochtyfins /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x8) - Narin, Highlands at 11:20 on 5 Apr 2024 by ben-nurse-1 HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x7) - Chanonry Point, Moray at 17:50 on 4 Apr 2024 by sarah-macdonald-taylor /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x3) - Chanonry, Moray at 17:30 on 4 Apr 2024 by andrew-simmers-1 /HWDT |
| Common dolphin (x5) - Fortrose, Moray Firth at 15:20 on 2 Apr 2024 by Seafaritasha /HWDT |
| Humpback whale (x2) - Newburgh Beach, Aberdeenshire at 12:00 on 3 Feb 2024 by Jason Reynolds |
| Killer whale (x1) - Rosemarkie beach, Highland at 13:00 on 30 Dec 2023 by John Reid |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x10) - Carlingheugh Bay, Arbroath, Angus at 11:00 on 6 Dec 2023 by John Morrow |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Lossiemouth Harbour, Moray Firth at 12:20 on 30 Nov 2023 by Andy Gerrie |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x10) - Fort George, Inverness-shire at 10:50 on 28 Nov 2023 by Iain Rollo |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x4) - Rosemarkie bay, Ross and Cromarty at 10:45 on 28 Nov 2023 by Neil Buxton |
| Humpback whale (x2) - Chanonry Point, Moray Firth on 27 Nov 2023 by Steve Boucher |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Chanonry Point, Moray Firth on 26 Nov 2023 by Pat Douglass |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Chanonry Point, Moray Firth on 26 Nov 2023 by Fiona Johnston |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Chanonry Point, Moray Firth on 25 Nov 2023 by Pat Douglass |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Chanonry Point, Moray Firth on 25 Nov 2023 by Pat Douglass |
| Minke whale (x1) - Cullen harbour, Moray Firth at 12:48 on 20 Nov 2023 by Angela Pritchard |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Nelsons Seat Cullen, Moray at 13:15 on 16 Nov 2023 by Angela Pritchard |
| Risso's dolphin (x3) - Latheronwheel, Caithness at 09:36 on 12 Nov 2023 by Andy Knight |
| Harbour porpoise (x4) - Chanonry Point, Moray Firth at 12:20 on 9 Nov 2023 by Sooh Harding |
| Minke whale (x1) - The Trinkie, Caithness at 11:55 on 7 Nov 2023 by Tanya Tony Bailey |
| Common dolphin (x15) - Latheronwheel, Caithness at 13:09 on 6 Nov 2023 by Andy Knight |
| Risso's dolphin (x15) - Latheronwheel, Caithness at 12:45 on 6 Nov 2023 by Andy Knight |
| Minke whale (x1) - The Trinkie, Caithness at 11:55 on 6 Nov 2023 by Evelyn Tait |
| Minke whale (x1) - The Trinkie, Caithness at 12:15 on 5 Nov 2023 by Evelyn Tait |
| Common dolphin (x15) - Dunbeath, Caithness on 5 Nov 2023 by Andy Knight |
| Risso's dolphin (x15) - Dunbeath, Caithness on 5 Nov 2023 by Andy Knight |
| Common dolphin (x30) - Moray Firth at 13:20 on 4 Nov 2023 by Duncan Mackay |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Burghead, Moray at 17:30 on 25 Oct 2023 by Amy Baxter |
| Humpback whale (x1) - Fort George, Inverness-shire at 10:50 on 14 Aug 2023 by Steve Nicklin |
| Risso's dolphin (x7) - Boddam, Aberdeenshire at 14:12 on 20 Jul 2023 by Ian Hay |
| Common dolphin (x1) - Boddam, Aberdeenshire at 13:00 on 20 Jul 2023 by Ian Hay |
| Basking shark (x1) - Boddam, Aberdeenshire at 12:20 on 20 Jul 2023 by Ian Hay |
| Harbour porpoise (x5) - Boddam, Aberdeenshire on 20 Jul 2023 by Ian Hay |
| Minke whale (x1) - Hill 99 Viewpoint Tower, Moray at 13:22 on 10 Jul 2023 by Andy Tharme |
| Minke whale (x1) - Portsoy, Banffshire at 12:44 on 10 Jul 2023 by robert-clohesy /HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x2) - Sorisdale, Argyll at 10:47 on 10 Jul 2023 by Sunnyjim /HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Ulbster, Caith at 10:22 on 10 Jul 2023 by Odinrobb /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x23) - Buckie, Moray at 09:50 on 10 Jul 2023 by findochtyfins /HWDT |
| Harbour porpoise (x1) - Ulbster, Caith at 09:15 on 10 Jul 2023 by Odinrobb /HWDT |
| Killer whale (x2) - Offshore, Lybster at 16:35 on 6 Jul 2023 by Jonathan Rees |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x18) - Findocty, Scotland at 20:20 on 4 Jul 2023 by findochtyfins /HWDT |
| Bottlenose dolphin (x2) - Findochty, Scotland at 15:23 on 3 Jul 2023 by findochtyfins /HWDT |