In recent weeks we've been receiving sighting reports from skipper Colin Barnes, Cork Whale Watch of quite astonishing numbers of minke whales that have been building steadily during April in the waters offshore of Union Hall & High Island extending east to Galley Head in West Cork. So we ventured out with Colin on the
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A big thanks and well done to Joshua Quinton! Joshua completed his paraglide to raise funds for the IWDG on Bank Holiday Monday. He's raised an amazing €320 so far, and there's still time to support Joshua's campaign at https://www.gofundme.com/joshua-quinton039s-paraglide-for-iwdg Here are some shots from the day – Joshua with his co-pilot and then flying high
The early flurry of humpback whale activity off the Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork last week culminated in good enough sea conditions on 31st March for IWDG's MMO Officer Patrick Lyne to get out on the water to try and secure some Photo ID images and data. These calls can be a bit of a gamble,
Report II. 31st March 2018 For any wildlife enthusiasts or whale watchers who'd like to try and see these humpback whales, especially if you are already in the Beara Peninsula or West Cork area, they have also been observed in the area off Horn Point, near Crow Head on both Thursday 29th & this morning
What makes for an interesting cetacean sighting record? Take the most recent sightings feature we wrote up here on www.iwdg.ie, which was Nick Massett's account of the killer whale pair in Dingle Bay on March 5th. There was actually nothing all that unusual about a pair of killer whales passing through the Blaskets, but it
For those of you who missed tonight's main RTE News, click on this link and scroll down to end of article for footage of the two killer whales known as John Coe and the other who is likely to Aquarius. https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2018/0307/945741-whales-blasket-islands/ Just looking back on our validated sighting records of this individual, we attach
Yesterday morning, Monday 5th March was a rare day of calm seas, but was all the motivation that IWDG's Nick Massett needed to brush the snow off his RIB and headed out into Dingle Bay, with crew Britta Wilkens and Simon Crompton to see what the cetacean activity was like. They weren't disappointed. Initially they
2017 had an unusually high number of strandings in Ireland with 263 recorded, way up on previous years. However, as we come to the end of February, a quick look at the records shows a huge increase already this year. In last years 'record' year, 67 strandings were recorded in the first two months of
As we reach the end of February 2018, we now have an unprecedented 80 dead dolphins (mostly common dolphins) on Irish beaches. To give some idea of the reality of this, here is a collage of half of these – 40 stranded dolphin photos. Viewers may find these pictures upsetting – they are. A grim
The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) are at the Ballynature event in Ballynure village, Co. Antrim, this Saturday, 24th February from 12 noon – 5 pm. This has become a major annual event and over 40 organisations will be in attendance. A range of conservation and related bodies will be present and the event effectively takes over the whole