Recent Sightings
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2021 13:44 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Portrush - Co. Antrim | ||
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EVENT DATE 30/11/2021 10:34 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 15 |
| LOCATION: Howth Head - Co. Dublin | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2021 15:45 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 15 |
| LOCATION: Irish Sea | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2021 15:30 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 40 |
| LOCATION: Duncannon Beach - Co. Wexford | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2021 12:00 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 40 |
| LOCATION: Old Head of Kinsale - Co. Cork | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2021 09:29 |
SPECIES TYPE common dolphin |
NO. ANIMALS 7 |
| LOCATION: Irish Sea | ||
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EVENT DATE 29/11/2021 09:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 3 |
| LOCATION: Dursey Sound - Co. Cork | ||
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EVENT DATE 28/11/2021 16:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 2 |
| LOCATION: Mullaghmore - Co. Sligo | ||
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EVENT DATE 28/11/2021 15:50 |
SPECIES TYPE dolphin species, possibly harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Bray Head - Co. Wicklow | ||
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EVENT DATE 28/11/2021 14:00 |
SPECIES TYPE harbour porpoise |
NO. ANIMALS 1 |
| LOCATION: Arklow - Co. Wicklow | ||
Recent Strandings **
EVENT DATE
30/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Oysterhaven - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
29/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Stradbally Strand, Brandon Bay - Co. Kerry
EVENT DATE
29/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Clogher Head - Co. Louth
EVENT DATE
27/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Tullan Strand, Bundoran - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
25/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Carna - Co. Galway
EVENT DATE
24/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Salthill - Co. Galway
EVENT DATE
18/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Rock Island - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
14/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
pilot whale
LOCATION: Rossnowlagh - Co. Donegal
EVENT DATE
13/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
common dolphin
LOCATION: Rostellan, Cork Harbour - Co. Cork
EVENT DATE
12/10/2021
SPECIES TYPE
harbour porpoise
LOCATION: Downhill Strand - Co. Derry
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Male humpbacks produce complexly structured, repetitive 'songs' which are more intricate and of a higher frequency than those of fin and blue whales. In fact, these are the longest and most complex songs recorded in the animal world. These male vocalisations have been linked to reproduction as they are believed to play a significant role in the attraction of a mate during the breeding season. Males at the same breeding ground, as well as individuals who are in close proximity to one another, will sing the same song - a song which they will eventually alter across the seasons. Songs have been recorded seasonally on both breeding and feeding grounds suggesting that they are multi-functional.![]()
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Nala was born in the summer of 2012. She was the first calf to be added to the Shannon Dolphin Project catalogue and so was our first known second-generation animal. We can recognise Nala from the notches and rake marks on her dorsal fin. Like her mammy, Sarafina (#006), her biggest notch is on the middle of her fin, with some smaller ones underneath this. She was seen bow-riding this tanker during the summer of 2019 and less than 5 weeks later she was seen with her first calf, ID#886! She quickly became a favourite of the Shannon Dolphin Project researchers and we are delighted to see her doing well at the start of every season.![]()
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