The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group are holding a public talk on the whales and dolphins of Ireland on Friday 15th June.
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This lovely photo of a minke whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata West of Aranmore Isl., Co. Donegal on 8/06/07 taken by IWDG member John Rafferty www.johnraffertyphotography.com shows that whales, especially the minke can be seen in all Irish waters. Also the fact that a Basking shark was observed during an IWDG Ferry Survey from Larne to Cairnryan
The 1st Leatherback Turtle Dermochelys coriacea of 2007 was reported to IWDG by Jane Cotter, inside the Mouth of the Shannon Estuary about 2 miles east of Loop Head, Co. Clare at 14:30 on 4/06/07. It was observed from the cliff top, very close inshore, and all observers were confident that it was one of
Faced with driving southerly winds, persistent rain and zero visibility, the 1st of the IWDG’s summer weekend courses was always going to be a challenge. The rain arrived early Friday afternoon, just as we stepped onto the Naoimh Ciaran Ferry at Baltimore and was never far away for the next two days. We had no
A group of c7 fin whales remained south of Ardmore Head, Co. Waterford over the Bank holiday weekend.
An Atlantic white-sided dolphin that stranded near Cloghane on 15 May, appears not to have survived the refloat attempt.
Report II 3/06/07 Andrew Malcolm and Ann Trimble observed c7 fin whales at Ram Head, Ardmore, Co. Waterford during an effort watch on Sunday morning 3/06/07. Report 1 29/05/07 After a “Heritage-in- Schools” visit to Whitegate Primary School to introduce the students to whales and dolphins in Irish waters, IWDG Sightings Co-ordinator took the opportunity
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Cetacean Identification and Recording Workshop Sunday 24 June 2007 Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Centre, Kilrush, Co Clare The aim of this workshop is to introduce people to the identification and recording of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoise) in Irish waters. The workshop will include field identification of cetaceans at sea and from remains washed up
With good weather predicted on the 3-day forcast for last Thursday, it was time to utilise our new flexible booking arrangement with Irish Ferries and book in a return trip to Holyhead. A quick glance at the forecast again on Wednesday night left me worried as Met Eireann predicted Force 5-6! Luckily they got it