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Common dolphin and a Harbour porpoise, Firth of Clyde
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) swimming together in the Firth of Clyde. The dolphin has a larger curved, swept back dorsal fin and the porpoise has a small, almost equilateral triangular fin. In the background is Portencross Castle on the coast of North Ayrshire.
23 July 2010
Harbour porpoise in the Minch off Gairloch
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Wester Ross - Gairloch
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Minch off Gairloch. Look for the very short triangular shape of the dorsal fin to distinguish it from a dolphin, the fin of which is longer. A porpoise also comes up and disappears again very quickly, to re-emerge in a different place, whereas a dolphin is more predictable in its direction of travel, and stays up for a bit longer.
26 June 2019
Common dolphin and a Harbour porpoise, Firth of Clyde
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Common dolphin (Delphinus delphis) and Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) swimming together in the Firth of Clyde
23 July 2010
Harbour porpoise, Great Cumbrae
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Firth of Clyde - Great Cumbrae
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), Great Cumbrae
04 June 2010
Harbour porpoise off Jura
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Sea Life Adventures boat trip from Seil
Harbour porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) off Jura, distinguished from a dolphin by its almost equilateral triangular dorsal fin.
03 June 2011
Harbour Porpoise, Mull of Galloway
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Galloway - Mull of Galloway
Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), Mull of Galloway, seen while seawatching from the cliffs by the lighthouse. It may have been feeding where the strong current churns up some food.
02 October 2012
Harbour Porpoises and Manx Shearwater, with Hunterston B nuclear power station from the Firth of Clyde
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Ayrshire
Harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) and Manx Shearwater, with Hunterston B nuclear power station from the Firth of Clyde
