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Great footage. We saw around 30/40 dolphins off barrill last year around this time. A wonderful sight from a deserted beach has anyone else seen dolphins there in such great numbers is it a regular thing or were we just lucky?

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Apparently there are loads at the moment.
A friend of mine who is a local fisherman is cursing them at the moment because when he is hauling in his nets the dolphins swim in, damage the nets and eat the catch before he can get it on board.

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are all these dolphin sightings in the east, or has any one see them further west :unsure:

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There is a colony off Salema and one off Sagres apparently.

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There are often shoals of dolphins seen off Luz beach, I've been out once and swam with them, you put your head under the water and can hear them communicating soooo clearly will try and find some pics.

That other one on the vid, don't think I'll swim with that one....SH*T!

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great , guess where I will be spending the weekend :rofl:

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http://www.portugal-sport-and-advent...es-azores.html

Tells you about the ones at the Cape

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There is an article about sharks in this weeks resident, it quite interesting, but to me the most reassuring comment was that,
"sharks will not come out of the water to attack humans" I can now sunbathe on the beach in a happier state of mind.

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We went cage diving with great whites last year near Cape Town in South Africa. At this time of year you often see whales in the bays east of Cape Town, a truly majestic sight. In February this year a tourist was attacked and killed by a shark at a place called Fish Hoek. The waters off Portugal are tame in comparison!

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We went to Barrill yesterday and saw a baby dolphin that looked either dead or very poorly , so myself and another guy swam close to it , then we backed off as we discussed the fact the mother might be close and attack... we got assistance from the lifeguards as they pulled the poor little fella out, he was dead, and it looked he had been dead for some time.... no signs of attack tho...

Speaking to the guy who i was swimming out with, who lived local he said a Bull Shark was caught in Tavira waters in June and in August Hammer Heads were seen off of Cabanas, Luz & Barrill.......

I then decided it was time for a beer :eek:

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Dolphins are around most of the year, off the coast at Sagres, Luz & Lagos you mostly get common dolphins but distances off the coast vary. While working in Lagos & Portimao I got to see al lot, not only common dolphins but also Bottlenose dolphins. Best sighting ever was 2 blue finn whales with their youngs. And sharks obviously ! Where there are dolphins, there are sharks.