Runny Paint
Bottlenose dolphin · Moray Firth
A Moray Firth bottlenose recognised by the pale mottled markings that give her her name. She is notable for the distances she covers, having been recorded well south of the firth along the Northumberland and Yorkshire coasts. Records like hers are part of how researchers established that the east coast animals move between these areas.
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162 bottlenose dolphin sightings were recorded in the Moray Firth area in the last 90 days, most recently on 29 Aug 2026. See them on the map →
These are sightings of the species, not confirmed sightings of Runny Paint. Identifying an individual takes a clear photograph of the dorsal fin, which is exactly what a claimed report adds.
About Runny Paint
Runny Paint is a bottlenose dolphin recorded in the Moray Firth. PodLog tracks Runny Paint alongside every other verified cetacean sighting reported around Britain and Ireland, combining community reports with data from the Sea Watch Foundation and WhaleTrack.
Sightings of individually recognisable animals like Runny Paint are what make long-term tracking possible. The same dorsal fin, nick or scar identified year after year is how a lifespan, a range and a social group get mapped. If you think you have seen Runny Paint, report the sighting and claim the individual on your report.