SIGHTING RECORD #32402 |
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| Event Date | 23/01/2020 11:00 | ||
| Duration | 60 mins | ||
| Location | Black Head, Co. Antrim ( 54.7611,-5.6875 ) | ||
| Reported location | 54.771624089391004,-5.6893548796274 | ||
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| Platform | Multiple: land & boat based | ||
| Species | bottlenose dolphin | ||
| Number seen | |||
| Min | 2 | ||
| Best | 2 | ||
| Max | 2 | ||
| Group comprised (qty) | |||
| Adult | 2 | ||
| Juveniles | 0 | ||
| Calves | 0 | ||
| Notes | Multiple recorders, also seen and videod by M. English off the Beach Road Nature Reserve at 12:55. Species ID confirmed by images below and video clip sent to IWDG. | ||
| Known animals | - | ||
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| Behaviour |
Milling Bow-riding Breaching Tail-fluking |
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| Direction of Travelling | N/A | ||
| Environment | |||
| Sea state | Flat as a mirror. | ||
| Swell | < 1 m | ||
| Wind force | 1: Light air | ||
| Wind direction | S | ||
| Glare (°) | |||
| Visibility | 11-15 km | ||
| Cloud cover | 0 | ||
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| Precipitation (rain/fog) | |||
| Effort Watch | No | ||
| Optics | none | ||