Report on cetacea stranded on the British coasts during 1913 / by S.F. Harmer.

  • Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), 1862-1950.
Date:
1914
Catalogue details

Licence: In copyright

Credit: Report on cetacea stranded on the British coasts during 1913 / by S.F. Harmer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Year. No. Date. 1913 | 1 ] Feb. 13 Mar. 6 3 4 Apr. 21 | 5 May 6 6 July 8 Aug. 1 „ 1 II 1 „ 1 „ 1 8 9 15 „ 11 16 „ 11 17 „ 12 18 „ 21 19 „ 23 20 21 „ 24 II 28 Sept. 6 39 40 41 Oct. 42 43 44 26 Locality. County. Length. Species, and Remarks. Unionkall . Cork .... feet. ins. 26 0 ‘ *Hyperoodon rostratus, Mull. Christchurch Hampshire 18 0 (Bottle-nosed Whale). Globicepliala melaena, Traill Fair Isle N.E. of Orkney . 6 6 ' (Blackfish or Pilot-Whale). *Lagenorhynchus sp. The skele- Cromane Kerry .... ton is not yet available for examination. “ Blackfish ” [? Globicephala Mablethorpe Lincolnshire . 14 0 melaena, Traill], Dunnet Head Caithness . . . 69 0 Balaenoptera pliysalus, L. and Wick Tarbat Ness Ross and Cromarty 20-30 0 (Common Rorqual). “ Finner or Rorqual.” Coatham Yorkshire . . . j “ Porpoise.” „ ,, . . . — “ Porpoise.” „ . . „ . . . — “ Porpoise.” ,, — “ Porpoise.” ,, . — “ Porpoise.” North Shields . Northumberland . 26 0 “ Headless Whale. ” Inishbofin . Donegal . . 80 0 Balaenoptera pliysalus, L. Coatham Yorkshire . . . (Common Rorqual). The length recorded is probably too large. i “ Porpoise.” „ ,, . ■— “ Porpoise.” Ballantrae . Ayr .... 27 0 Bacton . Norfolk . . . 3 0 Gorey Jersey .... 11 8 Grampus griseus, Cuv. (Risso’s Collieston . Aberdeen . 25 0 Grampus). Balaenoptera acutorostrata, Westray Orkney Islands 16-26 0 Lac. (Lesser Rorqual). Fair Isle N.E. of Orkney 3 6 '■'Phocaena phocaena, L. (Com- Tunstall Yorkshire . 27 0 mon Porpoise). Balaenoptera sp. Bacton . Norfolk . . . 3 2 Palling . ,, ... 5 0 Happisburgh ,, ... 3 4 Sheringham „ ... “ Porpoise.” Sutton-on-Sea . Lincolnshire 4 10 Bacton . Norfolk 3 8 Blundell Sands . Lancashire 3 6 Donnanook . Lincolnshire . — “ Porpoise.” Embleton Northumberland . — “ Large Porpoise.” Coverack Cornwall . — “ Large Porpoise.” Lydd . . . Kent .... 7 0 Probably Delphinus delplds, L, Arbroath Forfar .... 25 0 (Common Dolphin). r Balaenoptera acutorostrata. Alderton Suffolk.... o o o Lac. (Lesser Rorqual). Skegness Lincolnshire . r Ryperoodon rostratus, Mull Mablethorpe „ 5 6 (Bottle-nosed Whale). Mevagissey . Cornwall . 9 0 Mablethorpe Lincolnshire — “ Porpoise.” V ,, — “ Porpoise.” Happisburgh Norfolk 4 0 Birchington Kent .... Phocaena phocaena, L. (Com 1 mon Porpoise).