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About eight dolphins spotted off Sunderland
A pod of around eight dolphins was seen off Sunderland near Roker Pier.
The group included calves and adults, which were seen swimming and splashing in the water.
Nearby resident Anthony Skordis went to the pier after hearing dolphins had been seen there and spotted them with his dog, Dexter.
Dolphins are regularly seen in the area, although sightings are most frequent in summer.
Bottlenose dolphins are usually the kind spotted, and other local viewing spots include Tynemouth's Longsands beach, King Edward's Bay and the Tyne Estuary.
The sighting adds to reports of dolphins along the local coast, but no further developments were reported.
A group of about eight dolphins was spotted off Roker, on the coast of Sunderland.
The group included calves and adults and was seen swimming and leaping in the water.
Nearby resident Anthony Skordis saw the dolphins while walking with his dog, Dexter.
Skordis said he had heard dolphins were at Roker that morning and went to the pier later.
Dolphins, usually bottlenoses, are regularly spotted in the area, most often in summer.
- Who
- About eight dolphins, including calves and adults, were seen by Anthony Skordis.
- What
- The dolphins were swimming and leaping in the water.
- When
- Monday, later in the morning.
- Where
- Near Roker, off the coast of Sunderland.
- Why
- Not stated
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Skordis heard that dolphins had been at Roker.
Skordis walked up the pier with his dog Dexter and saw about eight dolphins.
- Group size
- About eight dolphins
- Location
- Roker, Sunderland
- Witness
- Anthony Skordis, walking with his dog Dexter
- Group makeup
- Calves and adults
- Publication date
- 5 November 2026
What people are saying
They were in a really playful mood.
I heard some dolphins had been at Roker in the morning so thought I would chance a walk up the pier later morning and I was lucky that a group of about eight dolphins were still there.