‘Christmas dolphins’ spotted along Sussex coast at Worthing and Seaford
There were reports of dolphins seen swimming along the Sussex coast on Monday, December 22.
Sussex Dolphin Project confirmed the ‘wonderful festive surprise’ on Facebook on Tuesday, December 23.
Visit www.facebook.com/sussexdolphinproject to watch the footage.
The group’s post at 9am said: “On 22nd December, we received reports of large pods of common dolphins from separate sources along the Sussex coast.
“Just before 12pm, our good friend Kurt Lander on Yellowfin Charter Fishing spotted multiple groups of common dolphins offshore from Worthing, all travelling west. Around 10 minutes later, Tim Albright reported what he described as a huge pod of common dolphins offshore from Seaford Head, also travelling west.”
The group said the two sightings were ‘a magical reminder that Sussex waters are very much alive, even at Christmas’. The group thanked Kurt and Tim for taking the time to report their sightings, adding: “These records are incredibly valuable and help us build a clearer picture of how dolphins use our local seas.”
Sussex Dolphin Project urged anyone who spots whales, dolphins or porpoises in Sussex waters to report their sighting at sussexdolphinproject.org/report-a-dolphin-sighting.
A Sussex Dolphin Project spokesperson confirmed that the footage on their Facebook page was filmed on December 22, offshore from Worthing/Ferring. They said the vessel was not near the shoreline and added: “We have had other reports of large numbers of common dolphins in the area over the last two days.”