Guernsey Biological Records Centre

Local Cetacean and Basking Shark pictures.

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Common Dolphins 8 miles west of Les Hanois. Pictures by Mark Page
Common Dolphin 14kb

Common Dolphin 28kb

Bottlenose Dolphins off Sark. Pictures by Catherine Kinnersly
Bottlenose

Common Dolphin 32kb

Risso's Dolphin off St Peter Port. Picture Dr Toynton.
Risso's

Risso's

Basking Shark off St Martin's Point. Picture Dave Lythgoe. This is not a cetacean but is the largest fish found in local waters, and the second largest fish in the world.
Basking

Maps of sightings
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