Long-finned Pilot Whale

Globicephala melas

Common & widespread further south & a few around the Scottish Coast.

Common and widespread around the Bay of Biscay.

Despite its common name, the Long-finned Pilot Whale is actually a large species of Dolphin.

The same is true of Orcas and several other small Whales.

It has a bulbous forehead and is black or dark grey in colour with light-grey or white markings on the throat and belly regions.

The dorsal fin is thick and falcate in nature, and is located about a third of the way down the length of the animal.

Being a toothed Whale, Pilot Whales have a single blowhole.