SIGHTING RECORD #35735 |
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| Event Date | 09/08/2020 16:00 | |
| Duration | 20 mins | |
| Location | Slieve League, Co. Donegal | |
| Reported location | 54.61839729465156,-8.6584356277344 | |
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| Platform | Headland/spit | |
| Species | common dolphin | |
| Number seen | ||
| Min | 30 | |
| Best | 40 | |
| Max | 50 | |
| Group comprised (qty) | ||
| Adult | 20 | |
| Juveniles | 25 | |
| Calves | 5 | |
| Notes | Awaiting further details on validation. Video sent to IWDG confirm these to be common dolphins. | |
| Known animals | - | |
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| Behaviour |
Milling Travelling Bow-riding Breaching |
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| Direction of Travelling | N/A | |
| Environment | ||
| Sea state | Small wavelets. Glassy crests - not breaking. | |
| Swell | < 1 m | |
| Wind force | 1: Light air | |
| Wind direction | SW | |
| Glare (°) | ||
| Visibility | > 20 km | |
| Cloud cover | 63 | |
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| Precipitation (rain/fog) | ||
| Effort Watch | No | |
| Optics | none | |