As I was walking at Dobroyd Head on the shores of Sydney Harbour this morning, I spotted a pod of dolphins swimming below me. I think they’re Bottlenose Dolphins, as those are the most common around Sydney.

In the photo below, I’ve added a black rectangle to show the approximate area where the dolphins were swimming:

It was 6.45 am on December 25th. Christmas day! I was standing at a lookout on Dobroyd Head, overlooking Sydney Harbour. At the top of the picture is North Head on the left, and on the right is one of the rocky promontories that defines the southern side of the harbour entrance.

It was quite magical to see these creatures swimming below me. I’ve heard that there’s a study of the harbour’s dolphins happening at the moment, at Wild Sydney Harbour. The goal is to learn more about the behaviour of our dolphins and seals. I’ll let them know about this sighting.