 Bottlenose Dolphin - Beak is grey above and white below.
- Grey, though throat and belly are white.
- Comes to boats and will jump out of water.
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 Common Dolphin - Black triangle below dorsal fin.
- Pale ochre patch oval.
- Swims to boats and will jump out of water.
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 Harbour Porpoise - Dark, small cetacean.
- Dorsal fin blunt triangular-shaped.
- Does not come to boat or jump out of the water.
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 Killer Whale - Small to medium-sized whale.
- Black and white patterning and large centrally placed dorsal fin.
- Grey patch behind dorsal fin.
- Smaller young animals may look similar to Risso’s and White-beaked Dolphin.
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 Minke Whale - Usually seen singly, surfacing 1-2 times, showing sleek all black body and central fin.
- Body 2-4 times longer than a dolphin.
- Does not come to boats and whale blow only visible at close range.
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 Pilot Whale - Stocky with square bulbous head.
- Broad, but relatively short fin set above middle of all black body.
- Swims slowly, usually found in small groups.
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 Risso's Dolphin - Blunt headed, with heavy domed forehead, no obvious beak.
- Upper parts all grey, becoming increasingly pale with age.
- Very tall, thin dorsal fin reminiscent of female Orca.
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 White-beaked Dolphin - Grey/white streak below dark dorsal fin patch.
- Beak is all white.
- Swims to boats and will jump out of the water.
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 Other Species - Enter the count of any other whales and dolphins you see here, either because rare species or unidentified. You can supply details for these later.
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