Skipper's Log posts by Cork Whale Watch proprietor Colin Barnes

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 …

[Read more...] about Spring time and the start of the Whale Watch season in West Cork

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 …

[Read more...] about Late Spring Whale Watch update, West Cork, April 2016

As 2015 came to an end, it made the national news that loggerhead turtles were being washed ashore along the south coast of Ireland. All were in a hypothermic condition, having been driven too far north by the prevailing weather of the last couple of …

[Read more...] about An unexpected turtle encounter, Jan 2016.