Basic Information
| Species: | Risso’s Dolphin |
| Location: |
Off Douglas Head |
| Date: | March 13, 2016 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Duration: | 30 |
| Confidence of Sighting: | Definite |
| Observer: | Colin & Anne Gundry |
Age & Behaviour
| Total: | 5 |
| Adults: | 4 |
| Juveniles: | 1 |
| Behaviour 1: | Normal swimming |
| Behaviour 2: | Not recorded |
| Behaviour 3: | Feeding or foraging |
Bearing & Location
| Sea State: | 0 – Mirror flat, calm |
| Direction: | S |
| Bearing: | |
| Range: | |
| Latitude Degrees: | 54 |
| Latitude Minutes: | 8.433 |
| Longitude Degrees: | 4 |
| Longitude Minutes: | 4 |
Additional Information
| Photos / Video: | |
| Other Information: |
Off Douglas head – sighted from the bench above the lighthouse. Mother and calf very close to shore (100m)…followed 5-10 mins later by pair of adults swimming and feeding together as a pair (c 500m offshore)…followed 5-10 mins later by a solitary adult swimming and feeding (500-700 m offshore). All heading south. |