Whale Watch Ireland 2018 - Sat 25th Aug, 2-5pm

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24/09/2018 16:30 		Species
minke whale 		No. animals
3
Location: Galley Head - Co. Cork
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24/09/2018 16:00 		Species
fin whale 		No. animals
1
Location: Galley Head - Co. Cork
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24/09/2018 14:30 		Species
harbour porpoise 		No. animals
2
Location: Killiney Bay - Co. Dublin
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24/09/2018 11:30 		Species
common dolphin 		No. animals
250
Location: The Deep Hole, West Cork - Co. Cork
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24/09/2018 11:00 		Species
common dolphin 		No. animals
100
Location: Black Ball Head - Co. Cork
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24/09/2018 10:35 		Species
minke whale 		No. animals
14
Location: Black Ball Head - Co. Cork
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23/09/2018 13:36 		Species
basking shark 		No. animals
1
Location: Inis Oirr, Aran Islands - Co. Galway
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18/09/2018 17:42 		Species
bottlenose dolphin 		No. animals
15
Location: Castletownbere - Co. Cork
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17/09/2018 10:00 		Species
bottlenose dolphin 		No. animals
5
Location: Clonakilty Bay - Co. Cork
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16/09/2018 12:00 		Species
humpback whale 		No. animals
2
Location: Blasket Islands - Co. Kerry
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Cape Verde 2018 - Updated

Monday 24 September blog by Kate Yeoman, Maio Biodiversity Foundation Today we headed southeast following the coast of Maio anti-clockwise from ...

15th Sep 2018

Dept. to assist with investigation into Cuvier's Beaked Whales Deaths

7th September 2018 After a number of emails to the Deptartments of Defence and Foreign Affairs, the Tánaiste and Minister of Foreign Affairs...

7th Sep 2018

Mystery whale off St. Johns Pt./Minerstown area Aug. 11th 2018?

IWDG has been following up on a rather intriguing sighting of a large mammal which is presumed to be a whale species that was both observed and photog...

6th Sep 2018

Martin Colfer RIP

It's with great sadness that the IWDG heard of the death of Martin Colfer of Duncannon. IWDG first met Martin when we chartered his fine catamaran...

6th Sep 2018

This Island Nation: IWDG report the spread of whale sightings and Cuvier beaked whale strandings

IWDG contribution to his months This Island Nation reflects on the spread of humpback whale sightings along the west coast of Ireland and the pot...

5th Sep 2018

Celtic Mist sailing from Fenit to Cork

5 September 2018 Since the exciting views of Bottlenose dolphins in Brandon bay the crew of the Celtic Mist had to work hard to spot cetaceans in b...

4th Sep 2018

Whale Watch Ireland 2018 results

On Saturday 25th August the Irish Whale & Dolphin Group delivered Whale Watch Ireland 2018. All–Ireland Whale Watch day, now in its 18th yea...

29th Aug 2018

Where do humpback whales in Ireland come from ?

  Watch a recent presentation by Dr Simon Berrow for TEDx Ballybofey on humpback whale migration. TEDx Ballybofey was an independently orga...

23rd Aug 2018

Paraglide in aid of the IWDG

Young Clare resident, Joshua Quinton, offered to undertake a sponsored paraglide to help raise money to buy the IWDG a new jeep.  After a number ...

10th Aug 2018

Unusual beaked whale strandings in Northwest...Update!

UPDATE More coming in, from Inishboffin, Inisowen and a floating carcass seen from Celtic Explorer this morning may have been a beaked whale !! ...

7th Aug 2018

IWDG wishes Welfare Officer Paul Kiernan well in Rome

  It is with regret the IWDG say goodbye and thanks to Paul Kiernan as he heads off to Italy on a new posting at the Irish Embassy. Paul ...

1st Aug 2018
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