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Sighting 4684123

Dolphin-unknown species

1 Unidentified Dolphin at North Haven, NSW

Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
Dolphin-unknown species at North Haven, NSW - 17 Jul 2025 05:18 PM
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Dolphin-unknown species Yesterday MichaelBedingfield
Dolphin-unknown species Yesterday Clarel
Tursiops truncatus 22 Jul 2025 CarbonAI
Tursiops truncatus 22 Jul 2025 Clarel

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They were fishing in the current. Swimming in tight circles, sometime upside down, the technique seemed to be to make the fish jump out of the water and then catch. A local said this is a daily occurrence at sundown. Wish I’d better captured the acrobatics.

4 comments

MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   Yesterday
Why do you suggest Tursiops truncatus?
Clarel wrote:
   Yesterday
Hi Michael, many thanks for the moderation. Past news refers to the phenomenon of the bottlenose dolphins fishing for mullet at this area, and at the time I wasn’t sure about how to specify at the genus level.
MichaelBedingfield wrote:
   Yesterday
Thanks Clare
Clarel wrote:
   Yesterday
When I think about it, I could tell when they were upside down because their underside was very pale. I imagine that’s a common trait so not helpful for ID’ing.

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