Great weather for Kintra headland watch
02/06/2017
Our latest event in partnership with Mull Ranger Service, running watches with Bunessan Primary School, and the community.
Third Standard Survey 2017 Completed
25/05/2017
Update on our recent monitoring expedition, including some stinky minke action and an iridescent plankton party.
Offshore Survey Highlights Biodiversity
13/05/2017
HWDTs recent monitoring expedition made passage to Stanton Banks (a remote rocky reef), highlighting the biodiveristy present
MISSION STATEMENT
The Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust (HWDT) is dedicated to enhancing knowledge and understanding of Scotland’s whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) and the Hebridean marine environment through education, research and working within Hebridean communities as a basis for the lasting conservation of local species and habitats.
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LATEST SIGHTINGS
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Date |
Time |
Species |
No |
Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7-6-2017 | 08:10 | Minke Whale | 1 | Brevig, Isle of Ba... |
| 2-6-2017 | 17:58 | Minke Whale | 1 | 100 metres off NE ... |
| 4-6-2017 | 15:01 | Other types | 1 | Loch Duich, mid-lo... |
| 5-6-2017 | 15:00 | White-Beaked Dolphin | 1 | Loch Linnhe north ... |
| 3-6-2017 | 16:00 | Minke Whale | 1 | Duntulum castle, s... |
| 5-6-2017 | 11:00 | Common Dolphin | 4 | Summer isles |
| 31-5-2017 | 09:00 | Common Dolphin | 15 | colonsay |
| 1-6-2017 | 19:10 | Common Dolphin | 7 | 10 minutes out of ... |
| 1-6-2017 | 18:00 | Common Dolphin | 15 | Just past Holm Isl... |
| 1-6-2017 | 17:15 | Common Dolphin | 2 | Just to the north ... |
