Hi Everyone,

We had a lovely "Mad 5 minutes" at Chanonry Point yesterday where there were some great dolphin social activity going on - leaping about and all that sort of stuff, however it was precisely WHO was leaping about that interested me....it was Mischief - and at long last I have managed to get the photos that I have been needing for ages to prove one way or the other whether Mischief is a boy or a girl, and we have agreed that Mischief is, after sending Barbara at the Lighthouse Field Station some pictures to double check.....A BOY !


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We have to get a clear, sharp photo of the dolphins tummy region to tell exactly the gender and there are quite a few dolphins in this population that are a bit of a mystery....however as you can see in the photo of Mischief jumping out the water, the other younger dolphin (ID Number 989) has been very helpful in the way that he has breached and I can see that he is a boy so in a matter of two or three different photos I have been able to solve two mysteries instead of one !

Best Wishes,

Charlie.

Hi Everyone,

Moonlight was having a silly five minutes with Nevis yesterday, going all shy and bashful out in the tidal current.


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The dolphins still don't seem to have much salmon at the moment but other species of fish are keeping body and soul together in the meantime.

Best Wishes,

Charlie.

Hi Everyone,

After two or three days where dolphins have been wandering about and not coming in close to the Point we had a lovely visit from Spirit and her wee girl, Sparkle. They were having a good old muck around, rolling over, tail slapping and Sparkle did a little backwards breach landing on top of her Mum...cheeky girl Sparkle!


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Nevis and Rainbow were around at the Point later today too, and yesterday Sundance, Nevis and Mischief were in at North Kessock along with Kesslet, Wee Charlie and a good few others. Sightings as you might expect for this time of year are pretty good, with Spey Bay being well visited by dolphins entertaining the visitors to our Wildlife Centre too.

Best Wishes,

Charlie.

Hi Everyone,

Down at the Point this morning was very calm and warm. Rainbow, Nevis and about 5 others were around but didn't stay that long in the tidal current - obviously a quiet day for salmon. The dolphins ambled off into the distance but Rainbow, Zephyr and Nevis came back after a while, Rainbow gave a lovely little tail flick which made this pretty little wave - very arty and nice Rainbow !


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Best Wishes,

Charlie.

Hi Everyone,

We have been having visits from the Cromarty "gang" of dolphins recently which is nice because it gives a bit of variety from the "normal" group of Sundance, Rainbow etc. One of the dolphins that is around at the moment is "Sailfin" ID number 8 - a huge male with big chunks missing from the back edge of his dorsal fin seen here bowriding with a yacht over at Fort George, he seems to be saying "follow me"....what do you think?


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Best Wishes,

Charlie