SIGHTING RECORD #29288 |
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| Event Date | 14/05/2018 16:00 | ||
| Duration | 10 mins | ||
| Location | Dunmoran Strand, Co. Sligo | ||
| Reported location | 54.27913566948236,-8.7311315039062 | ||
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| Platform | Land | ||
| Species | bottlenose dolphin | ||
| Number seen | |||
| Min | 6 | ||
| Best | 6 | ||
| Max | 6 | ||
| Group comprised (qty) | |||
| Adult | 6 | ||
| Juveniles | 0 | ||
| Calves | 0 | ||
| Notes | Image of encounter attached below | ||
| Known animals | - | ||
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| Behaviour |
Feeding Travelling Breaching |
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| Direction of Travelling | N/A | ||
| Environment | |||
| Sea state | Ripples like fish scales. No foam crests. | ||
| Swell | < 1 m | ||
| Wind force | 2: Light breeze | ||
| Wind direction | n/a | ||
| Glare (°) | |||
| Visibility | 6-10 km | ||
| Cloud cover | 75 | ||
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| Precipitation (rain/fog) | |||
| Effort Watch | No | ||
| Optics | binoculars | ||