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Species: |
Bottlenose Dolphin |
| Numbers | 3 |
| Certainty | Probable |
| Observer | Denis O’Regan |
| Date/Time | Mon 31 Aug 2026 at 06:40 AM |
| Duration | 15 minutes |
| Where from | Land |
| Location | Donaghmore / Ballinglanna County Cork |
| Description | Only 50 metres from shore travelling East. All dolphins had light pink markings on dorsal fins. One animal had pink areas covering 50% of body. Marks were not consistent with scratchy scars of Risso’s. Pink may have been whiter but coloured by pink of sunrise. |
| Picture? | No |