Report a Sighting Online

If you have been lucky enough to see a whale, dolphin or porpoise in the Hebrides, please report your sighting to us by filling out our online sightings form below. All sightings will be validated and displayed on our Recent Sightings Table.

Remember each sighting we receive provides us with useful information about the distribution of different cetacean species. For help with species identification, please refer to our Identification Tips page which contains descriptions of the more commonly sighted species and tips on how to recognize them at sea.

If you want to find out about other sightings reported recently in the Hebrides, please refer to our Recent Sightings Table.

If you wish to report a stranded animal, please refer to our Strandings page.

Please report each sighting individually

Was your sighting outwith the Hebrides and West Coast of Scotland? if so, please report it to Sea Watch Foundation .

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Date of Sighting *	01020304050607080910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031    JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec    201220132014201520162017
Time of Sighting *	000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223 : 000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253545556575859
Sighted From	Land Aircraft Fishing Boat Motorboat Yacht Ferry Kayak Other
Location *
Lat/Lon * (use interactive map)
Species *	Bottlenose dolphin Common dolphin Harbour Porpoise Unidentified Baleen Whale Minke whale Killer whale Risso's dolphin Pilot whale Humpback whale White-beaked dolphin Atlantic White-sided dolphin Striped dolphin Sperm whale Fin whale Sei whale Beaked whale species Basking shark Sunfish Unidentified Dolphin species Turtle species Unknown (go to notes)
Confidence *	1 - Possible 2 - Probable 3 - Definite
Total number of individuals seen *	123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460461462463464465466467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500
Number of Adults	0123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460461462463464465466467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500
Number of Juveniles (75% - 100% adult size)	0123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460461462463464465466467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500
Number of Calves (50-75% adult size)	0123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165166167168169170171172173174175176177178179180181182183184185186187188189190191192193194195196197198199200201202203204205206207208209210211212213214215216217218219220221222223224225226227228229230231232233234235236237238239240241242243244245246247248249250251252253254255256257258259260261262263264265266267268269270271272273274275276277278279280281282283284285286287288289290291292293294295296297298299300301302303304305306307308309310311312313314315316317318319320321322323324325326327328329330331332333334335336337338339340341342343344345346347348349350351352353354355356357358359360361362363364365366367368369370371372373374375376377378379380381382383384385386387388389390391392393394395396397398399400401402403404405406407408409410411412413414415416417418419420421422423424425426427428429430431432433434435436437438439440441442443444445446447448449450451452453454455456457458459460461462463464465466467468469470471472473474475476477478479480481482483484485486487488489490491492493494495496497498499500
Seabirds associated to animals?	No Yes
Which Species?
Notes on behaviour animal direction, distinguishing marks, other comments
Sea State *	0 - Mirror calm 1 - Slight ripples, no white water 2 - Small wavelets, glassy crests, no whitecaps 3 - Large wavelets, crests begin to break, few whitecaps 4 - Longer waves, many whitecaps 5 - Moderate waves of longer form, some spray 6 - Large waves, many whitecaps everywhere
Swell Height	None Light (0-1m) Moderate (1-2m) Heavy(>2m)
Visibility	Good (more than 10km) Fair (1-10km) Poor (less than 1km)
Photos taken?	No Yes
Can HWDT contact you to obtain copies of the photos?	No Yes
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