Recent Sightings
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EVENT DATE 03/12/2022 13:10 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 50 |
| LOCATION: Bray Head, Valentia Island - Co. Kerry | ||
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EVENT DATE 03/12/2022 11:00 |
SPECIES TYPE whale species |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Galway Bay - Co. Galway | ||
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EVENT DATE 03/12/2022 10:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 2 |
| LOCATION: Black Head - Co. Clare | ||
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EVENT DATE 02/12/2022 16:15 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Bundoran - Co. Donegal | ||
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EVENT DATE 02/12/2022 15:46 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 4 |
| LOCATION: Belfast Lough - Co. Antrim | ||
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EVENT DATE 02/12/2022 15:16 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Bloody Bridge, Newcastle - Co. Down | ||
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EVENT DATE 01/12/2022 09:28 |
SPECIES TYPE large whale species |
NO. ANIMALS 3 |
| LOCATION: Dunmore East - Co. Waterford | ||
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2022 10:05 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 6 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2022 08:40 |
SPECIES TYPE bottlenose dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 18 |
| LOCATION: Ballycastle Bay - Co. Antrim | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2022 10:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 12 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
Recent Strandings
EVENT DATE
28/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
True's beaked whale
LOCATION: Stradbally Strand, Brandon Bay - Co. Kerry
EVENT DATE
28/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
common or striped dolphin
LOCATION: Gyles Quay, Dundalk Bay - Co. Louth
EVENT DATE
25/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
striped dolphin
LOCATION: Nethertown Beach - Co. Wexford
EVENT DATE
22/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Inch Strand - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
20/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
harbour porpoise
LOCATION: Belfast Lough - Co. Down
EVENT DATE
20/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
minke whale
LOCATION: Ventry - Co. Kerry
EVENT DATE
19/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
bottlenose dolphin
LOCATION: FĂĄlmĂłr, Blacksod - Co. Mayo
EVENT DATE
19/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Ventry - Co. Kerry
EVENT DATE
18/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
striped dolphin
LOCATION: St. Finan's Bay, Ballinskelligs - Co. Kerry
EVENT DATE
17/11/2022
SPECIES TYPE
striped dolphin
LOCATION: Mweenish Island, Carna - Co. Galway
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