July 2008

 Summary

 Date

 Location

No. of

 Species

 Comments

 1 - 31 July 2008

 Various locations along the NSW coast

 272

 Humpback

 Many of these thought not to be counted twice as  locations were very spread out.

"             "

"                                 " 

  10

 Southern Right whale 

 Several mothers and calves sighted

"             " 

"                                 "  

  92

Bottlenose and unidentified dolphin species 

 "            "

Shelly Beach Central Coast  

   6

 Killer whales 

 "            "

Jervis Bay

   3

 Minke

 "            "

Various locations along the NSW coast 

  52

 NZ & Aus Fur seals

 Including Skiffie who was reported 18 times

 27 July 2008

 Kurnell

   1

 Leopard seal

 This animal was very sick and taken into care

 June 2008

 Date

 Location

No. of

 Species

 Comments

 1 June 2008

 Copa 

 2 

 Humpback 

 Outside TC's window!!! 

 Pt Stephens

 2

 Humpback

500 +

 Common   Dolphin

 7

 Humpback

 One pod of 3, another of 4

 2 June 2008 

 Copa

 4

 Humpback

 Heading North

 Glenelg Vic

 4

 SRW

 3 June 2008

 Copa

 1

 Humpback

 6 June 2008

 Glenelg Vic

 2

 SRW

 7 June 2008

 Newport

 2

 Humpback 

 Close together

 South Head

 1

 Fur Seal

 Thermoregulating

 8 June 2008

 Copa

 1

 Humpback

 Cape Solander

 3

 Humpback

 Ballambie

 2

 Bottlenose

 Close to shore

 Jervis Bay

 1

 Fur Seal

 9 June 2008

 Port Stephens

 4

 Humpback 

 10 June 2008

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Bronte Beach

 1

 Humpback

 Breaching

 1

 Humpback

 8

 Bottle nosed dolphins

 11 June 2008

 Bondi

 3

 Humpback

 Copa

 9

 Humpback

 Sussex Inlet

 5

 Humpback

 12 June 2008

 North Head

 3

 Humpback

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Sussex Inlet

 4

 Humpback

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Sussex Inlet

 3

 Humpback

 2 Adults, one of which gave birth right before our eyes!!!

 Batemans Bay

 1

 Fur Seal

 Copa

 1

 Humpback

 Sussex Inlet

 4

 Humpback

 Jervis Bay

 2

 Humpback

 What a busy day!

 13 June 2008

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 6 so far for the day

 Tea Tree Picnic Area MSCA

 1

 Humpback

 Breaching just off Bird Island

 Sussex Inlet

 4

 Humpback

 Tea Tree

 3

 Humpback

 Breaching 900 mtr out

 Snapper Point MSCA

 3

 Humpback

 Woolongong / Austinmer

 2

 Humpback

 Foresters Beach

 2

 Humpback

 At northern end

 Spoon Bay

 5

 Humpback

 250 mtr out

 17 June 2008

 Jervis Bay Ruined Lighthouse

 4

 Humpback

 About 30 mtr out

 The Entrance

 2

 Humpback

 Heading North

 Norah Head

 3

 Humpback

 18 June 2008

 Copa

 6

 Humpback

 4 Close & 2 further out

 2

 Humpback

 4

 Humpback

 19 June 2008

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Very close in

 1

 Humpback

 2

 Humpback

 150 Mt off shore

 2

 Humpback

 21 June 2008

 Newport

 11

 Humpback

 Scattered

 Newport

 4

 Humpback

 Scattered

 Newport

 2

 Humpback

 together

 Copacabana

 4

 Humpback

 Close to shore

 Copacabana

 19

 Humpback

 Scattered

 Crackneck

 2

 Humpback

 Heading South

 Crackneck

 2

 Humpback

 Crackneck

 4

 Humpback

 Crackneck

 2

 Humpback

 Jervis Bay

 16

 Humpback

 Huskisson

 1

 Aust.Fur Seal

 close to shore

 June 22 2008

 Copa

 9

 Humpback

 Since 7:30 am

 4

 Humpback 

 2 pods of 2 each

 Bateau Bay

 4

 Humpback

 3 Adults 1 Juv

 Crackneck

 10

 Humpback

 Over 45 minutes

 Copa

 5

 Humpback

 Pods of 2 and 3

 Jervis Bay

 1 

 Fur Seal

  Copa

 4

 Humpback

 2 lots of 2

June 23 - 30 2008

Various places along the east coast NSW

871

 Humpback

This included some animals from census day but not all

 "             "

"                         "

 78

 Dolphins

 Reported over the same period

 "             "

 Jervis Bay

  1

 Fin whale 

 "             "

 Various places along the east coast NSW

  9

 Fur Seals mainly NZ

 Many of these animals were reported more than once

As you can see

June was a very busy 

 time

 for our

 ORRCAnisms!!

 May 2008

Date

Location

No. of

Species

Comments

12 May 2008

 Illawarra Region

 3

 Humpback

15 May 2008

 Copacabana

   (Copa)

 2

 Humpback

19 May 2008

 Jervis Bay

 1

 Humpback

1.5

 Minke

 Mother and calf

 1

 Fur Seal

 Botany Bay

 2

 Humpback

 1 Large 1 Juvenile (Juv)

 20 May 2008

 Jervis Bay

1.5

 Minke

 Mother and calf again!

 4

 Humpback

 Large

 24 May 2008

 Copa

 2

 Humpback

 Jervis Bay

 4

 Fur Seal

 3 fat and feeding!!

 Glenelg Victoria

 1

 Sourthern Right Whale (SRW)

 First for the season!!

 25 May 2008

 Terrigal 

  2

 Humpback

 3 miles out

 Copa

  2

 Humpback

 Cronulla

  1

 Humpback

 1.5 miles out

  Jervis Bay

  2

 Humpback

 1 Large 1 Smaller

 26 May 2008

  Anna Bay

  2

 Sei

  3

 Humpback

 27 May 2008

  Tamarama

  1

 Humpback

 1 Humpback

  Fingal Bay

  4

 Humpback

  2 pods of 2 each

  1 pod was double breaching!!!

 28 May 2008

  Port Stephens

  1

 Humpback

 off 1 Mile Beach

  6

 Humpback

  2 pods of three each

  Birdie Beach MSCA

  2

 Humpback

  Inside Bird Island

29 May 2008

 Copa

  2

 Humpback

 Sussex Inlet

  4

 Humpback

 Breaching

 Copa

  4

 Humpback

 Breaching

 Boat Harbour

  2

 Humpback

 Nelson Bay

 Glenelg Vic

  2

 SRW

30 May 2008

 Copa

  2

 Humpback 

 Copa

 Copa

  2

 Humpback 

 200 M off shore

 Copa

  2

 Humpback

 200 M off shore

 Bondi

  3

 Humpback

 50 -100 M off Ben Buckler Lookout

  Soldiers Point

  1

 Fur Seal 

 Unconfirmed 

 Port Stephens

  2 

 Humpback

 500+

 Common  Dolphins

31 May 2008

  Copa

  2

 Humpback 

 100 - 200 M off shore 

  Norah Head

  2

 Humpback

 200 M out

  Maitland Bay

  1

 Humpback

 Crackneck Lookout 

  1

 Humpback 

 Breaching 

  2

 Humpback 

 1500 M from shore

  2

 Humpback

 1 Km from shore

  Copa

  2

 Humpback

 Austinmer

  4

 Humpback 

 Birubi Headland

  2

 Humpback

 Maroubra

  2

 Humpback 

  1 Large 1 Juv

  Port Stephens

  2

 Humpback

 Maitland Bay

  3

 Humpback