SIGHTING RECORD #46212 |
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| Event Date | 25/04/2024 09:37 | |
| Duration | 30 mins | |
| Location | Glosh, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo | |
| Reported location | 54.029665842757,-10.217475928366 | |
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| Platform | Land | |
| Species | common dolphin | |
| Number seen | ||
| Min | 50 | |
| Best | 80 | |
| Max | 110 | |
| Group comprised (qty) | ||
| Adult | 0 | |
| Juveniles | 0 | |
| Calves | 0 | |
| Notes | Distant sighting. Based on numbers & activity of two of the pods, they were most likely common dolphins. One porpoising west at speed, some completely out of the water while travelling. Another pod was feeding with gannets. A 3rd pod was a few kms east, but heading west along by the cliff, but slower surfacing, possibly bigger and so cannot rule out 3rd pod as being Bottlenose | |
| Known animals | - | |
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| Behaviour |
Feeding |
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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 | NW | |
| Glare (°) | ||
| Visibility | 16-20 km | |
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| Precipitation (rain/fog) | ||
| Effort Watch | No | |
| Optics | spotting scope | |