White-beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris
The White-beaked Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus albirostris) is the North Sea's most regularly recorded dolphin, well adapted to the cooler waters of the northern and north-eastern Atlantic. In Britain, it is most frequently seen off northern and eastern coasts, and sightings off Suffolk are among the more likely dolphin encounters in the county’s offshore and near-coastal waters. A robust, energetic species, it occasionally bow-rides vessels. Suffolk strandings, whilst uncommon, occur periodically and should be reported to the Cetacean Strandings Investigation Programme. The species is considered relatively healthy in the North Sea compared to some other cetacean populations. Image: © Stijn, iNaturalist.
Find out more: Whale and Dolphin Conservation, The Mammal Society, iNaturalist
Suffolk’s Priority Mammal Species
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Listed as a conservation priority in Suffolk’s Biodiversity Action Plan.
Closely associated with Suffolk’s landscape and natural identity.
Identified as a key priority for recovery under Suffolk’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy.
Has a Species of the Month article attached.
