Seawatch Details

DATE and LOCATION                                 

2010 dates coming soon

 

 

 

Locations

Girdleness

Parking; at large un-surfaced car park and walk along to foghorn/bench

Bus Routes; 12

Best Time to Watch; Year round

Cetacean Species; Bottlenose Dolphin and Harbour Porpoise are present year round. Minke Whale and White Beaked Dolphin are regularly seen in the summertoautumn months with occasional Common Dolphin, Atlantic White Sided Dolphin and Orca. Winter months have had occasional Humpback whale and Fin whale sightings.

Other; Regular watching point for auks, seaducks, gulls and gannets.

 

Stonehaven

Parking; Park at lay-by descending from A90 and walk out to point/church below Golf Course.

Bus Routes; X7,107,117

Best Time to Watch; Summer to autumn

Cetacean Species; Bottlenose dolphins and Harbour porpoise can be seen year round and Minke whale and White Beaked dolphin during summer months. Orca and Long Finned Pilot whale have been reported during autumn months.

Other; Huge seabird colonies at Fowlsheugh-check spelling and nearby Dunnottar Castle

 

Torry

Parking; Torry Battery car park, overlooking harbour entrance. Watch from Battery top or car in poor weather

Bus Routes; 12

Best Time to Watch; Winter to Spring

Cetacean Species; Bottlenose dolphin and Harbour porpoise are seen year round with Bottlenose dolphins almost daily during wintertospring.

Other; Small numbers of seaducks around the harbour walls and migrants in scrub at nearby allotments and around Torry Battery.

 

Cove

Parking; Park at small area above harbour or village and walk down *Restricted parking* or park next to Burnbanks village and walk along coastal path

Bus Routes; 13 and 16

Best Time to Watch; Year round

Cetacean Species; Harbour porpoise and Bottlenose dolphins are seen year round and Minke whale and White Beaked dolphin during the summer months.

Other; Common seals and passing gannets

 

Collieston

Parking; at St Catherines Dub and watch from viewpoint.

Bus Routes; No Service on a Sunday

Best Time to Watch; Summer

Cetacean Species; Harbour Porpoise are seen year round and Minke Whale and White Beaked Dolphin during summer months. Occasional Orca in early summer.

Other; Small sized seabird colonies with a few puffins. Common and Grey seals are often seen in the water or hauled out on rocks. Sands of Forvie National Nature Reserve is nearby.