Sunday 19th August 2007
A Minke Whale was off Sumburgh Head.
Saturday 18th August 2007
A Basking Shark was at Belmont mid-morning before moving off south.
Wednesday 15th August 2007
Killer Whales
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Hugh Harrop
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Killer Whales - Larry Dalziel
A pod of 5 Killer Whales was watched as they moved from Gulberwick to
Noss, terrorising some of Shetland's declining Eider population as they went.
Monday 13th August 2007
Killer Whales at Hoswick - Dave Donaldson
There were 4 Killer Whales at Hoswick.
Friday 10th August 2007
Harbour Porpoise and Minke Whales off Fetlar
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Brydon Thomason
Minke Whales were seen off Fetlar off Hamars Ness and Aith during
the day and there were 2 in Wick of Houbie, along with 15 Harbour Porpoises,
in the evening. A pod of about 10
Harbour Porpoises were watched feeding in West Burrafirth voe, with
an Otter fishing close inshore at the same time.
A timed activity watch by Kevin Hepworth of Sea watch Foundation at
Fethaland produced 53 Harbour Porpoises, 3 White-baked Dolphins
and 2 White-sided Dolphins between 11:00 and 14:00.
Thursday 9th August 2007
2 Minke Whales were seen off Sumburgh Head.
Wednesday 8th August 2007
A Minke Whale was seen off Sumburgh Head.
Tuesday 7th August 2007
A Minke Whale was seen off Sumburgh Head.
Saturday 28th July 2007
Otter on Fetlar - Brydon Thomason
Friday 27th July 2007
A Northern Bottlenose Whale was found washed up dead on Noss. 60+ White-sided Dolphins were in Bluemull Sound.
Thursday 26th July 2007
A Minke Whale was again seen off the MV Julie Rose near Muckle Flugga.
Tuessday 24th July 2007
A Minke Whale was seen off the MV Julie Rose near Muckle Flugga.
Monday 23rd July 2007
The pod of Killer Whales was still in Yell Sound during the evening.
Sunday 22nd July 2007
Killer Whales in Yell Sound - George Graham
The pod of up to 7 Killer Whales was seen again in Yell Sound, between Samphrey and Bigga.
Saturday 21st July 2007
Killer Whales off Cullivoe, Yell - Colin Petrie
Basking Shark in Bluemull Sound (4 photos) - Brydon Thomason; Minke Whale off Burravoe - Gordon Carle
A pod of up to 7 Killer Whales was seen off Cullivoe, Yell and presumably the same group was watched heading north through Yell Sound past Mossbank at 19:00. A large Basking Shark was in Bluemull Sound, off Papil and Cullivoe. A Minke Whale was seen heading north-east between Burravoe and Lunna Holm at 19:00.
Thursday 19th July 2007
White-sided Dolphins at Weisdale Voe - Mark Breaks
2 White-sided Dolphins are still at Wesidale Voe.
Monday 16th July 2007
White-sided Dolphin at Weisdale Voe - Julie Redpath
2 White-sided Dolphins are at Wesidale Voe.
Sunday 15th July 2007
Otters in Central Mainland - Brydon Thomason
Saturday 14th July 2007
2 Harbour Porpoises were at Baltasound and a whale carcass is on the beach at Burrafirth opposite the shore station.
Wednesday 11th July 2007
A Minke Whale was off Sumburgh Head.
Sunday 8th July 2007
Otters on Fetlar - Brydon Thomason
Thursday 5th July 2007
On a trip on the MV Julie Rose from Flugga to Brae, the following were seen: a Minke Whale off Eshaness, 4 Harbour Porpoises off Muckle Rose, 8 White-sided Dolphins and 10 Harbour Porpoises between Holm o Gloup (Yell) and Woodwick (Unst) and 6 Harbour Porpoises at Burrafirth.
White-sided Dolphins off the MV Julie Rose near Holm o Gloup, Yell - Brydon Thomason
Sunday 1st July 2007
A Pilot Whale was seen from a Zodiac off Eshaness.
Saturday 30th June 2007
A pod of 7 Killer Whales went south through Bluemull Sound. A Minke
Whale was seen west of Southerhouse, West Burra.
Saturday 23rd June 2007
A pod of Killer Whales was at Hoswick and Levenwick at
around 10.30.
Friday 22nd June 2007
Killer Whales at Sumburgh - Hugh Harrop
(8 photos); Dave Hall (last photo)
A pod of 7 Killer Whales was at Sumburgh in early
afternoon.
A pod of 6-7 Killer Whales went south through Noss
Sound at 22.05. The pod consisted of one large bull, one smaller bull, two,
possibly three females and a smaller young animal which always surfaced
alongside one of the females.
About 100 White-sided Dolphins and 2 Minke Whales
were seen off Eshaness.
Thursday 21st June 2007
There were 10 White-beaked Dolphins off Hermaness.
Wednesday 20th June 2007
A Minke Whale was seen from the Aberdeen ferry between
Fair Isle and Sumburgh. About 200 White-sided Dolphins were seen from a
creel boat between Ramna Stacks and Whalefirth at the north end of Yell Sound.
Tuesday 19th June 2007
A pod of Killer Whales were seen off Noss today: first
sighted at 13.15 the group moved anticlockwise round the island hunting for
seals around the voes and geos, last seen at the Noup at 13.50 before heading
north. The group consisted of one bull with a very large fin and at least 4
females/youngsters. The bull had distinctive scarring on the left side of it's
fin, looking like a number of parallel scratches.
Friday 15th June 2007
A Minke Whale is off Hoy in Weisdale Voe.
Tuesday 12th June 2007
There were 4 dolphins (probably White-sided) in the north of Lerwick Harbour.
Monday 11th June 2007
Up to 20 Sperm Whales have been reported east of Mousa.
Sunday 10th June 2007
White-sided Dolphins at Weisdale Voe - Hugh Harrop (left) and Austin Taylor (middle and right)
The late Minke Whale at Scalloway - Austin Taylor (first two); Gillian Okill (last three)
The Minke Whale at Scalloway has sadly, but predictably, been found dead.
Five White-sided Dolphins are in Weisdale Voe.
Saturday 9th June 2007
White-beaked Dolphins off the MV Julie Rose near Out Skerries - Brydon Thomason
Minke Whale at Scalloway - Austin Taylor
Minke Whale at Scalloway - Gillian Okill (left); Dave Hall (next two); Hugh Harrop (next one); Jim Nocolson (right)
An injured and emaciated Minke Whale is off Blacksness Pier, Scalloway. It appears to have some kind of strap lodged behind its head and looks unlikely to survive very long.
Another Minke Whale was seen off Kettla Ness, Burra.
Six White-beaked Dolphins were seen following the MV Julie Rose on the way to Out Skerries.
Friday 8th June 2007
Killer Whales at Stenness - Sheila Keith
There were 7 Killer Whales (including 2 juveniles) at
Urafirth, which were later seen off Stenness, Eshaness.
Four White-beaked Dolphins were seen following the MV Julie Rose midway between Sumburgh and Fair Isle.
A small group of White-sided Dolphins has been seen for the last four
days by a salmon farmer in outer Weisdale Voe.
Wednesday 6th June 2007
A Minke Whale is is in Mousa Sound.
Wednesday 6th June 2007
Harbour Porpoises at Nesting Bay - Dave Hall
There are 36 Harbour Porpoises in South Nesting Bay off Kirkabister.
Monday 4th June 2007
A Pilot Whale was off the southern end of Kettla Ness at 17:45.
Sunday 3rd June 2007
There are 5 Killer Whales in Olnafirth - one large
male, 3 smaller and one calf; they have been present since around lunch time on
Saturday.
Sunday 20th May 2007
There were 4 Killer Whales less than 1km west of Muckle Flugga, off
Hermaness, in the afternoon: a big male, 2 females and a juvenile.
Monday 14th May 2007
About 40 White-sided Dolphins were seen in Basta Voe, Yell.
Saturday 12th May 2007
Otter at Westing, Unst
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Mike Pennington
Tuesday 8th May 2007
Three White-sided Dolphins passed Esha Ness today.
Saturday 5th May 2007
Between 60 and 100 Common Dolphins were seen from the MV Good
Shepherd 5 km SW of Sumburgh.
Friday 4th May 2007
There were 2 Killer Whales off Out
Skerries, a cow and a young calf, heading south round the lighthouse.
Thursday 3rd May 2007
Minke Whale near Fair Isle-
Brydon Thomason
On a tour of south Shetland in the MV Julie Rose, a Pilot Whale
with a calf was seen NW of Fair Isle, while 10 White-beaked Dolphins,
3 White-sided Dolphins and a Minke Whale was seen.
Saturday 28th April 2007
Striped Dolphin at Uyeasound - Rory Tallack
Striped Dolphin at Uyeasound -
Mike Pennington
A juvenile Striped
Dolphin
at Uyeasound was found swimming around close inshore before it came ashore and died after a couple of hours.
After it beached it could be seen to be injured, while as an an unaccompanied
juvenile, it's identity provoked some head-scratching.
It a warm-water species and this is only the 8th record for
Shetland following singles in July 1993, January 1995, March 1998, two in April
1999, one in November 1999 and another in December 2002; all have been found
stranded and only the 1993 and 1998 individuals were also seen alive.
Friday 27th April 2007
Otter at Firth - Karn Crow
Thursday 26th April 2007
Four Killer Whales, consisting of what appeared to be 2
females and 2 immatures, were seen heading north off Sumburgh Head at about
midday.
Saturday 21st April 2007
Ten Killer Whales were seen between Vidlin and Whalsay.
Monday 16th April 2007
Three Killer Whales headed west past Breckon, Yell.
Wednesday 4th April 2007
A Fin Whale, about 20 m long, was seen at the mouth of
Ronas Voe.
Tuesday 3rd April 2007
Common Seals at Haroldswick -
Mike Pennington
Monday 26th February 2007
A dead male White-sided Dolphin was found at Weisdale Voe.
Sunday 18th February 2007
A long-dead female White-sided Dolphin was found at Sandsound Voe.
Nature in Shetland
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