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Chanonry Point
JULY 2011 we had the pleasure of going Dolphin spotting . We left from Dornoch
and travelled south down the A9 .We then travelled east to the Cromarty ferry and crossed Nigg bay and then drove down to Rosemarkie.Where we parked the car and walked along to Chanonry point .
Chanonry Point lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray firth near Rosemarkie on the Chanonry Point is one of the best spots in the UK to view Bottlenose dolphin from the land. The dolphins are often visible off Chanonry point, particularly on an incoming tide when they play and fish in the strong currents.
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Just missed the star of the show.
FORT GEORGE right across from the point
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If you have a photo of a dolphin taken at Chanonry point please contact me.
Bottlenose dolphins are grey, varying from dark grey at the top near the dorsal fin to very light grey and almost white at the underside. This countershading makes it hard to see, both from above and below, when swimming. Adults range in length between 2 and 4 metres (6.6 and 13 ft), and in weight between 150 and 650 kilograms (330 and 1,400 lb). Males are on average slightly longer and considerably heavier than females. In most parts of the world, the adult's length is about 2.5 meters (8.2 ft), with weight ranges between 200 and 300 kilograms (440 and 660 lb). Their size varies considerably with habitat. Except in the eastern Pacific, dolphins in warmer, shallower waters tend to be smaller than those in cooler pelagic waters. A survey in the Moray Firth in Scotland, the world's second northernmost dolphin population, recorded an average adult length of just under 4 meters (13 ft) compared with a 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) average in a population off the coast of Florida.