SIGHTING RECORD #34866 |
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| Event Date | 01/04/2020 08:14 | |
| Duration | 1 mins | |
| Location | Crow Head, Beara Peninsula, Co. Cork | |
| Reported location | 51.56980007899024,-10.128584655957 | |
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| Platform | Headland/spit | |
| Species | whale species | |
| Number seen | ||
| Min | 1 | |
| Best | 1 | |
| Max | 1 | |
| Group comprised (qty) | ||
| Adult | 0 | |
| Juveniles | 0 | |
| Calves | 0 | |
| Notes | 3rd of 3 species observed during 60 minute land based effort watch. Reported as a "possible" humpback whale...."Peduncle raised on diving, dorsal appeared swept back, blow was faint. Animal behaviour on the surface different to minke which simply surfaced and dived. This animal looked like it was about to fluke and surfaced three times in close proximity" | |
| Known animals | - | |
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| Behaviour |
Feeding |
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| Direction of Travelling | N/A | |
| Environment | ||
| Sea state | Large wavelets. Crests begin to break. Some whitecaps. | |
| Swell | < 1 m | |
| Wind force | 3: Gentle breeze | |
| Wind direction | NE | |
| Glare (°) | 0 | |
| Visibility | 16-20 km | |
| Cloud cover | 100 | |
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| Effort Watch |
Location: Crow Head, Beara Peninsula Time started: 2020-04-01 07:33:00 Time ended: 2020-04-01 08:33:00 |
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| Optics | binoculars and spotting scope | |