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By the numbers

500 sightings of 78 species, in 56 countries, by 461 recorders, with 921 photos. The oldest record is from February 1948; the newest is from 12 September 2026.

Most seen animals

The species with the most sightings.

  1. Blue whale 13
  2. Green turtle 13
  3. Scarlet Macaw 13
  4. Hippo 12
  5. Leopard 12
  6. Short-beaked common dolphin 12
  7. Sperm whale 12
  8. Minke whale 11
  9. Platypus 11
  10. African Penguin 10

Busiest countries

Where the most sightings were recorded.

  1. United States of America 86
  2. South Africa 59
  3. Australia 42
  4. Kenya 38
  5. Antarctica 22
  6. Canada 21
  7. Costa Rica 20
  8. Tanzania, United Republic of 17
  9. Mexico 15
  10. Svalbard and Jan Mayen 12

The weather they were seen in

Sky conditions in the hour of each sighting.

  1. Clouds dissolving or becoming less developed 142
  2. State of sky on the whole unchanged 120
  3. Clear sky 89
  4. Clouds generally forming or developing 52
  5. Moderate/heavy rain showers 14
  6. Slight continuous rain 14
  7. Violent rain showers 10
  8. Moderate continuous rain 9

Sightings by decade

Most records are recent: phones and apps made recording a sighting easy.

  1. 1 1940s
  2. 0 1950s
  3. 0 1960s
  4. 0 1970s
  5. 0 1980s
  6. 0 1990s
  7. 0 2000s
  8. 106 2010s
  9. 393 2020s

Newest sightings