SIGHTING RECORD #29292 |
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| Event Date | 16/05/2018 16:00 | ||
| Duration | 120 mins | ||
| Location | Galley Head, Co. Cork ( 51.5389,-8.9472 ) | ||
| Reported location | 51.412,-8.895 | ||
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| Platform | Whalewatching vessel | ||
| Species | humpback whale | ||
| Number seen | |||
| Min | 1 | ||
| Best | 1 | ||
| Max | 2 | ||
| Group comprised (qty) | |||
| Adult | 0 | ||
| Juveniles | 0 | ||
| Calves | 0 | ||
| Notes | Photo ID images confirm this to be HBIRL82, in among feeding aggregation of dozens of minke whales. All images of the same individual. Filmed by RTE Nationwide with Ann Cassin interviews. | ||
| Known animals | - | ||
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| Behaviour |
Feeding Milling Tail-fluking |
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| Direction of Travelling | Variable | ||
| Environment | |||
| Sea state | Small wavelets. Glassy crests - not breaking. | ||
| Swell | < 1 m | ||
| Wind force | 1: Light air | ||
| Wind direction | N | ||
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| Visibility | 16-20 km | ||
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| Precipitation (rain/fog) | |||
| Effort Watch | No | ||
| Optics | binoculars | ||