IWDG are delighted to announce a previously unrecorded humpback whale photographed yesterday 23rd Jan off Hook Head, Co. Wexford, bringing to 19 the number of individual humpbacks recorded to date in Irish waters. Well it was only a matter of time before humpback whales joined the feeding activity off Hook Head, given the recent run
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The final month of 2011 proved to be a frustrating one as far as any sort of whale watching was concerned with strong south-westerlies keeping all but the most dedicated from the cliff-tops, let alone out at sea. Reports of whales being seen all along the Waterford/Wexford coast before Christmas lead support to the idea
The final month of 2011 proved to be a frustrating one as far as any sort of whale watching was concerned with strong south-westerlies keeping all but the most dedicated from the cliff-tops, let alone out at sea. Reports of whales being seen all along the Waterford/Wexford coast before Christmas lead support to the idea
The last year has proved to be a record year for cetacean recording by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. A total of 160 stranding and 1565 sighting records have been received by end of year. These totals are likely to increase a little as stragglers filter in, but this is by far the highest
The last year has proved to be a record year for cetacean recording by the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. A total of 160 stranding and 1565 sighting records have been received by end of year. These totals are likely to increase a little as stragglers filter in, but this is by far the highest
After an absence of around six weeks from the Killiney Bay-Greystones area, the semi resident group of bottlenose dolphins make a welcome return in the last 10 days, where they have been seen from both land and sea (even from the DART) almost every day from 6-16th Dec 2011. About a week after they disappeared
After an absence of around six weeks from the Killiney Bay-Greystones area, the semi resident group of bottlenose dolphins make a welcome return in the last 10 days, where they have been seen from both land and sea (even from the DART) almost every day from 6-16th Dec 2011. About a week after they disappeared
No two whale strandings are the same it seems. It is fascinating to see how local authorities and communities react to these events which are often unprecedented in living memory in any given place. A dead whale can be a nightmare for local authorities as crowds flock to see it while local councils weigh up
No two whale strandings are the same it seems. It is fascinating to see how local authorities and communities react to these events which are often unprecedented in living memory in any given place. A dead whale can be a nightmare for local authorities as crowds flock to see it while local councils weigh up
Report III, 08/12/11, 10:00am. Just 10 days after the 1st fin whale stranding ever reported in Co. Sligo on Ardtermon, Raghly on 28/11/11, the IWDG can report that a second, larger 15.3m baleen whale, has also been validated as a fin whale, was reported yesterday evening 7/12/11 on the Maugherow Peninsula, just a few Kms