When it comes to unique wildlife encounters there are few things as breath-taking and humbling as coming face to face with the world's largest creatures. Whale watching is one of those activities …
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West Cork’s Nutrient Problem.
As our August 2017 came to a close, cetacean activity was at very low levels in West Cork's coastal waters. Somewhat surprising after a fantastic spring and early summer season, with hundreds of common dolphins, dozens of minke whales, humpbacks …
Spring time and the start of the Whale Watch season in West Cork
Skipper’s log, March 2017. As the spring of 2017 begins, it must be said that the 2016/17 winter was generally a gentle, benign period of weather, compared to the record breaking rain and flooding of 2015, or the terrible storms of the 2014 …
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Late Spring Whale Watch update, West Cork, April 2016
Hi Folks The whale watching throughout April has been surprisingly good, especially given that it is in theory our " low season". Since April 1st, we've found minke whales on 75% of trips and our 1st basking shark on March 31st. But the real …
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