SIGHTING RECORD #38937 |
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Observer
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| Mícheál Cottrell - Baltimore Sea Safari |
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Event Date
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18/09/2021 14:57 |
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Duration
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30 mins
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Location
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Offshore West Cork, Co. Cork |
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Reported location
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51.358,-9.266 |
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Platform
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Whalewatching vessel |
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Species
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humpback whale |
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Number seen
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Min
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1 |
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Best
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1 |
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Max
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1 |
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Group comprised (qty)
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Adult
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1 |
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Juveniles
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0 |
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Calves
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0 |
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Notes
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Female #HBIRL013, 1st documented by IWDG off Hook Head, Co. Wexford Jan 2011 and biopsied by C. Ryan GMIT/IWDG. 5th inter-annual resighting and our 1st record of this individual in Co. Cork to date. Images Courtsy of M. Cottrell, Baltimore Sea Safari in area c10km+ SSW of Toe Head. |
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Known animals
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- |
Photos
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Behaviour
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Feeding
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Direction of Travelling
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N/A |
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Environment
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Sea state
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Large wavelets. Crests begin to break. Some whitecaps. |
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Swell
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< 1 m |
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Wind force
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n/a |
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Wind direction
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n/a |
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Glare (°)
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Visibility
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n/a |
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Cloud cover
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Water depth (m)
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Precipitation (rain/fog)
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Effort Watch
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No |
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Optics
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none |
