January 2009 | Summary | | | |
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December 2008 | Summary | | | |
Date | Location | No. of | Species | Comments |
1 - 31 Dec | Various Locations along the NSW coast | 2 | Humpback | A mother and calf pair |
" " | " " | 14 | Other whales and dolphins | Mainly Bottlenosed dolphins |
November 2008 | Summary | | | |
Date | Location | No. of | Species | Comments |
1 - 30 Nov | Various Locations along the NSW coast | 68 | Humpback | With eight mother and calf pairs being sighted in Jervis Bay on the one day |
" " | " " | 0 | Southern Right whale | |
" " | " " | 11 | Other whales and dolphins | These were all Bottlenosed dolphins sighted in the Clarence River |
" " | " " | 8 | Aus and NZ Fur seals | This marked the start of the Whale Beach saga. The report does not include the number of times he was observed. |
October 2008 | Summary | | | |
Date | Location | No. of | Species | Comments |
1 - 31 Oct | Various Locations along the NSW coast | 70 | Humpback | Lots of mothers and calves |
" " | " " | 5 | Southern Right whales | 2 mother and calf pairs |
" " | " " | 49 | Other whales and dolphins | Including 4 Orca sightings |
" " | " " | 21 | Aus and NZ Fur seals | |
September 2008 | Summary | | | |
Date | Location | No. of | Species | Comments |
1 - 30 Sept | Various Locations along the NSW coast | 7 | Humpback | |
" " | " " | 7 | Southern Right whale | |
" " | " " | 72 | Other whales and dolphins | |
" " | " " | 26 | Aus and NZ Fur Seals | |
August 2008 | Summary | | | |
Date | Location | No. of | Species | Comments |
1 - 31 August 2008 | Various locations along the NSW coast | 55 | Humpback | |
" " | " " | 44 | Southern Right whale | |
" " | " " | 121 | Other whales and dolphins including a pod of 100+ Common dolphins and 10 Killer whales | |
" " | " " | 52 | Aus & NZ Fur seals | Skiffie reported 17 times this month |
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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 |
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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 | | | | |
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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 | |
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