5TH JUNE 2011
Western Approaches
8 Common Dolphin, one of which was a juvenile, were seen 2 miles ESE of Newquay, Cornwall, at 05:50hrs. They came in briefly to bow ride but didn’t hang around long.
8 Bottlenose Dolphin again including one juvenile, were sighted 9 miles E of Trevose Head at 07:44hrs. They were seen leaping and bow riding.
1 Common Dolphin was encountered 8 miles SE of St Agnes Head at 14:53hrs, coming in to bow ride R.V. Cefas Endeavour and then was seen playing in the wake of the boat for a couple of minutes. Sea state 2-3, wind direction NNE.
Sightings provided by Cheryl Yarham, Steve Hughes and Becky Scott, the MARINElife survey team onboard R.V. Cefas Endeavour. You can follow their survey route here.
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