Monday 23 May 2011

21ST MAY 2011
Dorset, Portland Bill
8 Bottlenose Dolphin observed at 16:15 travelling from East to West into Lyme Bay. Also 4 Kestrel, 2 Song Thrush and 1 Oystercatcher recorded. Sightings and images provided by Rick Morris.
Bottlenose Dolphins seen off Portland Bill
Bottlenose Dolphin with distinctive notches in its dorsal fin - useful for photo-identification.
You can view MARINElife's Bottlenose and White-beaked Dolphin Photo-ID catalogue here.

Mid-channel, 32nm SSE of Portsmouth Harbour
Basking Shark observed as it fed around the boat for some time. Sighting reported by Matt Horne, skipper of Optimist, Gosport.

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