A Killer Whale was reported stranded at Doohoma in Tullaghan Bay, Co. Mayo by James Kilroy (NPWS), Patrick Cusack on 04 October 2010. This was only the 15th stranding recorded of this species in Ireland since records began and this was the 7th in 40 years. Conor Ryan (IWDG & GMIT) and Alessandro Pierini (GMIT)
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Next Sat. 16th October should be an interesting day for east coast IWDG, IWT (Irish Wildlife Trust) members or general public who would like to join IWDG at Howth Head, Co. Dublin for a whale-watch or the Natural History Museum for a talk…perhaps both. With a little tinkering, we’ve managed to re-schedule to facilitate people
Next Sat. 16th October should be an interesting day for east coast IWDG, IWT (Irish Wildlife Trust) members or general public who would like to join IWDG at Howth Head, Co. Dublin for a whale-watch or the Natural History Museum for a talk…perhaps both. With a little tinkering, we’ve managed to re-schedule to facilitate people
Fundraising for Whale Pontoon for Co. Galway UPDATE 8 October Monty Halls handed over only the third set of whale pontoons in Ireland at the recent public talk in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. The pontoons were raised by Monty with support from IWDG members in Ireland and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
Fundraising for Whale Pontoon for Co. Galway UPDATE 8 October Monty Halls handed over only the third set of whale pontoons in Ireland at the recent public talk in the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology. The pontoons were raised by Monty with support from IWDG members in Ireland and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS)
See link below to Irish Times article 30/09/10 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0930/1224279988088.html Report 1, 28/09/10 A team of surveyors from IWDG/GMIT on last weekend’s offshore survey drew the whale equivalent of the lotto numbers, with a rare killer whale encounter. September seems to be a busy month for cetacean surveys in offshore waters. On Friday evening 24th Sept.
See link below to Irish Times article 30/09/10 http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0930/1224279988088.html Report 1, 28/09/10 A team of surveyors from IWDG/GMIT on last weekend’s offshore survey drew the whale equivalent of the lotto numbers, with a rare killer whale encounter. September seems to be a busy month for cetacean surveys in offshore waters. On Friday evening 24th Sept.
30th September After heading back to sea on the 25th, the ‘Song of the Whale‘ continued where she had left off on the 22nd. The first target was a large canyon system on the north slopes of the Porcupine Bank. While sighting conditions were very good, unfortunately no beaked whale sightings were made. One unidentified
30th September After heading back to sea on the 25th, the ‘Song of the Whale‘ continued where she had left off on the 22nd. The first target was a large canyon system on the north slopes of the Porcupine Bank. While sighting conditions were very good, unfortunately no beaked whale sightings were made. One unidentified
A watch from Ram Head this morning yielded no more big whales but there was a bonus as a mixed group of bottlenose and Risso’s dolphins swam close inshore underneath the cliffs. This latter species brings the total of species seen from this headland to 6 since Saturday’s watch. The fin whales seen on Saturday