Recent Sightings
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2023 15:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 4 |
| LOCATION: Hook Head - Co. Wexford | ||
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2023 09:30 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2023 00:45 |
SPECIES TYPE large whale species |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Dunmore East - Co. Waterford | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 14:31 |
SPECIES TYPE large whale species |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Brownstown Head - Co. Waterford | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 14:25 |
SPECIES TYPE dolphin species, possibly harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 4 |
| LOCATION: Dursey Island - Co. Cork | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 13:40 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 2 |
| LOCATION: Hook Head - Co. Wexford | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 13:24 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 4 |
| LOCATION: River Suir - Co. Waterford | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 10:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 3 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 09:58 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 6 |
| LOCATION: Old Head of Kinsale - Co. Cork | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2023 09:23 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 10 |
| LOCATION: Old Head of Kinsale - Co. Cork | ||
Recent Strandings
EVENT DATE
28/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Youghal Bay - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
20/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Ballycrenanne - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
20/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
leatherback turtle
LOCATION: Glassilaun - Co. Galway
EVENT DATE
17/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Carrigrennan - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
16/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
northern bottlenose whale
LOCATION: Glengarrif, Bantry Bay - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
15/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
common or striped dolphin
LOCATION: Rossnowlagh - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
14/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
bottlenose dolphin
LOCATION: Doogort, Achill Island - Co. Mayo
EVENT DATE
13/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
cetacean species
LOCATION: Carrigaline - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
13/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
whale species
LOCATION: Streamstown Bay - Co. Galway
EVENT DATE
12/11/2023
SPECIES TYPE
northern bottlenose whale
LOCATION: Allihies Bay, Beara Peninsula - Co. Cork
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A male northern bottlenose whale live stranded on the 12th of November in Allihies, Co. Cork, and died within around 30 minutes. The animal was examined on site under our Deep Diving and Rare species Investigation Program (DDRIP). A notable finding was a severe infestation of parasitic worms throughout the kidneys - this would have most likely put a serious burden on this animal.![]()
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Two days later, another northern bottlenose whale was reported in Glengarriff, Bantry Bay. ![]()
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It is not clear whether these animals were any of the individuals seen earlier in the year around the area. The IWDG had also received reports of a fresh male northern bottlenose whale in Ballymacormick Point, Co. Down in August. ![]()
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📸 Fresh live stranded northern bottlenose, Allihies, Co. Cork. Charlie O.![]()
📸 Decomposed northern bottlenose whale, Glengarriff, Co. Cork. Donovan L.
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