List of sightings from Portland Bill and surrounding seas

29-Jan-2007

2 bottlenose dolphins moving fast to the east

02-Feb-2007

2 bottlenose dolphins approximately a mile off travelling east

14-Mar-2007

Pod of dolphins, very spread out, moving east

05-Apr-2007

13:30     2 or 3 bottlenose dolphins moving west

16:30     2 possible harbour porpoise moving east

10-Apr-2007

Large pod of bottlenose dolphins, 20-30 animals

28-Apr-2007

30-40 dolphins moving east

May 2007

No sightings

June 2007

No sightings

31-July 2007

5 possible bottlenose dolphin

4-Aug-2007

Three dolphins seen in Lyme Bay, probably white-beaked dolphins. See www.marine-life.org.uk for details

8-10th Sept 2007

George, the solitary bottlenose dolphin, moved from Weymouth to West Bay via Portland Bill.

27th Nov 2007

3 dolphins seen off entrance to Weymouth Harbour.

24th Jan 2008

1 seal seen in Weymouth Harbour

26th Jan 2008

2 dolphins seen in Portland Harbour, probably bottlenose dolphins

27 Jan to 1st Feb

Portland Bird Observatory reported 2/3 bottlenose dolphins around the Bill or just up the east side of Portland most of the days.

18th Feb 2008

I bottlenose dolphin seen off Portland Bill.

22nd March 2008

A visiting science teacher reported seeing two pilot whales approximately 400 metres offshore of Portland Bill

23rd March 2008

Portland Bird Observatory reported two bottlenose dolphins off Portland Bill around midday.

3rd April 2008

A common dolphin dead-stranded in Chesil Cove, Portland. Animal in good condition but with regular scratch marks on underside and one fin partially missing. Probably a fisheries by-catch death.

10th June 2008

Juvenile seal off Castletown Beach most of the day. Had round mark on head with the number ‘3’ on the back of the head and a yellow tag on the rear flipper. Readily approached onlookers and dogs.

12th July 2008

Dead animal floating off Chesil Beach in Chesil Cove. Probably a sub-adult common dolphin.