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Dr Tom Brereton, 12, St Andrews Road, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3BG

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February

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 12 - 15 February 2010 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound NE4, Northbound NE4-2
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 2, Beaked Whale Sp. 3, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 50, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 12, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 14, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 2

 

Common Dolphin

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 8 - 11 February 2010 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound NE6-4, Northbound NE3-1, NE8-9
Whale Sp. 1 (probable Beaked Sp.), Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 16, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 7, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 4

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 5 - 8 February 2010 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound W5, heavy swell, Northbound SE1-6
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 4, Large Whale Sp. 1 (dead), Small Whale Sp. breach 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 52

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 1 - 4 February 2010 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound W6-4, Northbound SE1-3
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 42, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 3, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 23

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December

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 28 - 30 December 2009 - John Arnott, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound ESE to SSW 7-3, Northbound ENE 1-2
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 3, Rorqual Sp. 2, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 4, Beaked Whale Sp. 4, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 2, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 257, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 10

Cuvier's Beaked Whale

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 25 - 27 December 2009 - John Arnott, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound WNW to WSW 5, Northbound NW 2-3
Rorqual Sp. 6, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 4, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 153, Dolphin Sp. 12

BDRP Survey Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 17 - 19 December 2009 - Martin Gillingham, Mike Bamford

Weather: Southbound 4-6 WSW-WNW, Northbound 2-8 WNW-NNE
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 267, Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena 1

Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 1, Gannet Morus bassanus 171, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 14, Common Gull Larus canus 1, Herring Gull Larus argentatus 16, Yellow-legged Gull Larus cachinnans 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 7, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 25, Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 135, Guillemot Uria aalge 46, Razorbill Alca torda 5, Auk Sp. 22, Large Gull Sp. 221

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 50

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 9 - 12 December 2009 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound SE 13 Big Swells, Northbound SE 4-7 Big Swells
Large Rorqual sp. 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 1392

Pilot Whale and Bottlenose Dolphin

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 5 - 8 December 2009 - Jackie Smith, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound WSW 7/8-2, Northbound SW 3-5
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 200, Dolphin Sp. 4, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 20, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 8, Large Whale sp 1

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 2 - 5 December 2009 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound NW 6-8 Large Swell, Northbound NW 6-7
Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 773

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November

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 28 November - 2 December 2009 - Clive Martin, Senior Wildlife Officer, Director BDRP

Weather: Southbound Storm 10+ NW, Northbound Storm 10>9 NW
Fin Whale Balaenoptera physalus 1, Rorqual Sp. 1, Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 1, Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 2, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 459

BDRP Survey Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 25 - 28 November 2009 - Russell Neave, John Down

Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata 1 (probable), Sperm Whale Physeter macrocephalus 1 (probable), Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 7, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 52, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 6, Dolphin Sp. 4

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 5, Balearic Shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus 1 (+1 probable), European Storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus 3, Leach's Storm-petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 38, Petrel sp. 6, Red (Grey) Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 5, Great Skua Stercorarius skua 65, Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 15, Little Gull Larus minutus 6, Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 114, Guillemot Uria aalge 9, Razorbill Alca torda 1, Auk Sp. 29, Small Gull Sp. 8

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 18 - 20 November 2009 - Jackie Smith, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound SSW 7/8-6, Northbound S 4-2
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 1, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 150, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 8, Dolphin Sp. 4

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 12 - 17 November 2009 - John Arnott, BDRP Wildlife Officer

13-15 no sailing due to heavy weather in Northern Biscay.
Weather: Southbound S-SSW 6-8, Northbound S-W 1-7
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris 2, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 4, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 192, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 7, Dolphin Sp. 8

Common Dolphin

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 8 - 10 November 2009 - John Arnott, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound NNW 4-7, Northbound WNW-NNW 3-6
Rorqual Sp. 2, Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas 4, Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 41

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 5 - 7 November 2009 - John Arnott, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound NW 8-6, Northbound S-WNW 4-5
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 120, Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba 5, Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus 11

WLO Report: Portsmouth-Bilbao ferry Pride of Bilbao 1 - 3 November 2009 - Jackie Smith, BDRP Wildlife Officer

Weather: Southbound WBW-W 7-5, Northbound WNW 7
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis 442, Dolphin Sp. 19

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