Whale Watching News & Expert Views

Lovely sightings off West Cork in balmy Spring weather…

nic — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:58:02 +0000

This last week has afforded us some lovely sightings in relatively calm seas…but the sun was shining…most of the time! Good Minke Whale activity with 2/3 animals feeding actively and attracting large numbers of Gannets and Manx Shearwaters. Minke whale activity was also reported by Rory Jackson over a week ago south of Toe Head [...]

The Amazing Gray Whales of Baja California Sur, Mexico…

nic — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 08:44:58 +0000

Well! We are back from our Baja adventures and the wonderful gray whales of the pacific lagoons. We all enjoyed ourselves enormously and the whale watching was superb. Gray whale calves nudging the boat along with it’s head and huge adult animals, 45 feet long and weighing in at around 40 tonnes lying next to [...]

Westcorktimes.COM…There are few occasions where I am so impressed by an initiative that I wish to blog it…

nic — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:04:27 +0000

BUT working out of Bantry, Clare Farrelly and David Forsythe have created the West Cork Times, www.westcorktimes.com a unique and unusual online presence that brings news, views and articles to West Cork locals and visitors and any others wishing to keep abreast of developments in West Cork. A logical and easy navigation backs up this [...]

GALWAY – 24TH MARCH – A must for all whale and dolphin watch operators…Whale & Dolphin Watch Operators Workshop

nic — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:41:57 +0000

Whale & Dolphin Watch Operators Workshop Benefit from sustainable practice, learn from your customers, and make more money! Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Galway, Ireland, 9.00 – 17.30 Saturday 24th March 2012 I have long been an admirer of Dylan Walker and all that he has achieved. When I heard that he was teaming up with [...]

BAJA, MEXICOWhale and Dolphin Watching Holiday – Baja California Sur – Mexico – February 25th – March 3rd 2012 – ASK NOW ABOUT OUR 2013 PROGRAMME

nic — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:18:19 +0000

Avast there me hearties…. Want to leave behind the winter blues? Feel the sun on your back after all this rain? Feel the sand between your toes? AND see the Gray Whales of Baja, Mexico and their calves in the calving lagoons of Magdalena Bay? Then you know what to do…click on the link above We are running [...]

A roundup of the 2011 whale watching season in West Cork

nic — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:11:58 +0000

A roundup on the 2011 season in West Cork… The 2011 season kicked off with the most amazingly calm seas and lovely balmy weather, not really what you would expect for late March/early April off West Cork! These lovely conditions were accompanied by fabulous early sightings of adolescent minke whales moving well inshore to feed [...]

Wildlife photography tours and expeditions…

nic — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:24:43 +0000

The Wildlife Film School – wildlife photography tours and expeditions Following the extremely popular boat based tours we have been running for wildlife and landscape/seascape photography enthusiasts we are teaming up again with The Wildlife Film School to run boat based photography tours aboard Voyager during 2012. Evening tours to capture sunsets over the iconic [...]

Expanding our fleet for whale watching…

nic — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:15:05 +0000

Expanding the Fleet During 2012, for the third year running, we will be expanding our fleet to be able to take parties of larger than 12 people out whale watching; groups varying in size between 25 and 65. During the last couple of years many groups have joined us for whale and dolphin watching expeditions [...]

Updates to our mailing lists…

nic — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:09:59 +0000

Updates to our Mailing Lists… We are undergoing a thorough list cleaning during the later part of 2011 and early 2012 and we would ask that you take just a few moments to update your email preferences and which newsletters and email updates you would like to be subscribed to.. If you WOULD LIKE TO [...]

Stop Press ++++

nic — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:48:35 +0000

In between the windy weather we are getting some love sightings of Minke Whales and Harbour Porpoise and surprisingly good Common Dolphin sightings – which is quite early for this species… Out on the water now…will update ENDS

Fantastic Fin Whale sightings…

nic — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 06:38:08 +0000

One of the largest Fin Whale gatherings ever recorded off the british or Irish coast has been spotted in the Celtic deep off the North Cornwall coast…70 odd miles offshore which makes them a little difficult for the morning tour!! Perhaps they will move inshore…? Click here for more details ENDS

Basking Shark video taken on a mobile phone!

nic — Tue, 24 May 2011 08:23:08 +0000

Here is a short clip taken recently by Rory Jackson as a large basking shark cruised past his RIB much to the delight of the children!

Blue Whale Spotted in the Bay of Biscay…

nic — Sun, 22 May 2011 11:49:46 +0000

A Blue Whale was spotted from the Brittany Ferry three hours out of Santander last week. There was much excitement all round as these huge animals are rarely spotted in European waters and if they are it is usually towards the end of the summer when the big Fin Whales move into the bay to feed. [...]

Lovely Basking Shark Images…

nic — Thu, 19 May 2011 08:59:56 +0000

These lovely images were taken recently by one of our customers Les Dean from Suffolk in the UK…a lovely calm day…clear water…and gorgeous basking shark activity… Lovely images Les, thank you for sharing…

LATEST POST – Great Finish To The Week…

nic — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:23:27 +0000

What a lovely week…weather and sightings. Great sightings and lovely weather concluded an excellent April. Some lovely sightings of Risso’s Dolphins made the week for many of our customers but also good Minke Whale sightings and more Basking Sharks under a warm sun and on calm seas enhanced the tours we have run every day this [...]