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Species (select graphic)(Required)

Bottlenose Dolphin

Colour – dark to light grey with a pale belly
Beak – short and rounded
Dorsal fin – Mostly curved
Maximum length – 2.7 metres in the bay, up to 3.8 metres offshore.

Common Dolphin

Colour – Dark grey dorsally with a cream to light grey hourglass patterning on the flank.
Beak – long and slender
Dorsal fin – More triangular than bottlenose dolphin, may have shades of cream into dark grey
Maximum length – Approximately 2.5 metres

Total number of animals (including any calves)(Required)

Number of calves (if you can see any)

Calves equal to or less than half the size of adults of the same species

Behaviours(Required)

Unsure of behaviour type

Travelling – moving in a consistent direction

Milling – casual movements around a location

Feeding – rapid movement, direction change, leaps, tail slaps

Social – milling with active interactions, splashing, leaps

Resting – “bobbing” at surface

Other comments about behaviours / interactions with other species and vessels. Direction of travel.

Sighting Time and Date

Time of sighting

Hours

Minutes

AM/PM

Date of sighting

DD slash MM slash YYYY

Sighting Location

Click on the “Get my current position” button to get your current location.
If you don’t wish your device to know the location or are reporting an earlier sighting. Please drag the red marker to provide the animals’ location. Use two fingers to scroll and zoom. Tap on screen or slide the marker to the point closest to the animals’ position.

Locator Button

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Geocoder

Map

Coordinates

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