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A Very (Un)Common Encounter!

Oct 13, 2019

by Nina Herbert

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In the early weeks of September, Sea Watch Foundation had a very special encounter with a superpod of over 40 Short-beaked common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) whilst participating in a dedicated boat survey in Cardigan Bay, West Wales. This type of encounter was the first in Sea Watch

Differences Between Dolphins and Porpoises

Sep 21, 2019

by Verity Tonge

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Porpoises are often confused with dolphins as being one and the same when in fact they don’t have as much in common as people might think. Dolphins and porpoises are both air-breathing, warm blooded marine mammals and they both belong to the same scientific order Cetacea. They are fu

I spy with my little eye… a dolphin!

May 02, 2019

by Ellie Richardson

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Have you heard of a land-watch? This is an easy non-invasive method of data collection applied by the Sea Watch team. Interns perform land-watches daily to contribute to our database of cetacean sightings. SWF’s interns arrive in April for the high season. After a week of traini

Welcome to our new Regional Coordinator for Essex – Helen Willingham

Apr 23, 2019

by Claudia Afeltra

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We would like to welcome a new recruit to the Sea Watch team, Helen Willingham, who has recently been appointed as Sea Watch Regional Coordinator for Essex! Helen Willingham – Essex Sea Watch’s Regional Coordinator I’m Helen, I’ve always loved animals of all types and I re

Risso’s Dolphin visits East Yorkshire!

Nov 13, 2018

by Claudia Afeltra

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The Sea Watch Foundation’s Regional Coordinator for Yorkshire, Robin Petch, had a chat with our Sightings Officer, Chiara Bertulli, after he got called about a Risso’s dolphin which had been sighted in the river Ouse yesterday afternoon. This is Robin’s story. Skelt

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A Very (Un)Common Encounter!

Differences Between Dolphins and Porpoises

I spy with my little eye… a dolphin!

Welcome to our new Regional Coordinator for Essex – Helen Willingham

Risso’s Dolphin visits East Yorkshire!

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