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The
proximity of False Bay West shore to the Cape Town’s city centre makes whale
and dolphin watching a very attractive “Green” option for either boat or
land-based watching. Thanks to the geography of this area, there
are many elevated positions from which to watch whales and dolphins at play,
the train and restaurants included. |
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WHALE
SIGHTINGS LOG 2013 |
Muizenberg Junior School accepted the challenge to build this impression of a Southern Right Whale tail in the school
grounds. It will challenge a massive Humpback Whale tail at Tussing Elementary School, Pickerington, Ohio, USA. CONSTRUCTION
POSTPONED – MORE FUNDING
REQUIRED TO WHICH WE NOW HAVE A
SOLUTION. ANNOUNCEMENT SOON. |
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Scroll down for the most recent sightings/who spotted what in the False Bay nursery & honeymoon suite (for reports received from partner destinations click St Helena Bay
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Accommodation
Link: The Grosvenor*** Self Catering Simon’s Town a whale
spotting venue of note |
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Accommodation
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Rest**** Self Catering Fish Hoek – a mountainside whale spotting venue of note |
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Nr |
DATE |
PLACE |
ESTIMATED NUMBER & SPECIES SPOTTED |
SPOTTER/SOURCE |
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065 |
5 August
2013 @ 16h05 |
500m off Sunnycove, Fish Hoek Bay |
1 x whale |
Collette |
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064 |
1 August
2013 |
False Bay |
“An absolutely magnificent day today; Sunshine, flat
seas, Cape Point as our backdrop & a Southern Right whale alongside
us.......Heaven!” |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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063 |
30 July
2013 @ 16h00 – 17h00 |
Bordjiesrif, False Bay |
1 x Bryde |
@CapePointTrails |
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062 |
30 July
2013 @ 16h00 – 17h00 |
Partridge
Point, False Bay |
1 x Humpback |
@CapePointTrails |
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061 |
Sunday 28
July 2013 @ 16h00 |
St
James |
2 x SRWs |
Tom of Betty’s Coffee Shop whilst on the road |
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060 |
Sunday 28
July 2013 @ 15h15 |
Fish
Hoek Bay – making
their appearance from Sunnycove |
2 x SRWs Click here to view Lorraine’s pic Click here to view Allan Roy’s pic |
Lorraine ; Spotter Ron Davis viewing from Neptune’s Rest Self Catering**** Whale Watch Deck high above Fish Hoek beach ; Allan Roy @ Sunnycove |
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059 |
Sunday 28
July 2013 @ 14h15 |
off Glencairn Quarry |
whales |
Tom Marx ; Beth of Lily Of The Valley |
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058 |
Sunday 28
July 2013 @ 12h00 |
off Glencairn beach |
2 x “large” SRWs |
Scott Tait of Chas Everitt |
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057 |
Sunday 28
July 2013 @ 12h30 |
about a
mile out from St James travelling NE twds surfers
on backline at Mzbg. |
1 x SRW |
Patrick |
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056 |
Friday 26
July 2013 @ 16h00 |
off St
James |
1 x “lazy” SRW |
Spotter Ron Davis viewing from Neptune’s Rest Self Catering**** Whale Watch Deck high above Fish Hoek
beach |
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055 |
Wednesday
24 July 2013 @ 18h00 |
moving
from Sunnycove towards Muizenberg and
then along towards Strandfontein |
2 x whales |
Tom and Veronica via Lorraine |
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054 |
Wednesday
24 July 2013 @ 17h15 |
off
Simon’s Town Road, Fish Hoek |
1 x whale |
Collette |
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053 |
Wednesday
24 July 2013 @ 17h15 |
Glencairn |
whales |
Neville |
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052 |
Sunday 21
July 2013 @ 17h41 |
1.5 miles off St
James |
2 x Humpbacks |
Patrick |
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051 |
Saturday 20
July 2013 @ 13h50 |
off
Bailey’s Cottage, Muizenberg |
Whales “close in”. |
@littleMster |
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050 |
Friday 19
July 2013 |
False
Bay |
1 x SRW |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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049 |
Wednesday
17 July 2013 early evening |
Boulders,
Simon’s Town |
1 x Humpback and calf |
Kim of Green Audits |
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048 |
Wednesday
17 July 2013 |
False
Bay |
12 x Bryde Whales!! |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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047 |
Sunday 14
July 2013 @ 16h00 |
Kalk
Bay |
1 x whale “right outside the front window” |
Cathy and Daniel of Lily Of The Valley Florist & Gifts viewing from Cathy’s home |
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046 |
Saturday 13
July 2013 |
False
Bay |
“We may not have seen yesterday's Humpback whale
before, but this Bryde's whale is very much a
regular to the area & easily identified by the three distinct notches on
its dorsal fin”. Visit this link for a photo. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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045 |
Friday 12
July 2013 |
False
Bay |
“Rough seas today, but we managed to get out &
enjoy some spectacular breaches & tail slapping from a trio of energetic
Humpbacks. One had the most unusual hump.....or should I say hook!” Visit this link for a photo. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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044 |
Friday 12 July 2013 @ 09h36 |
St
James |
1 x
“large” whale |
Diana
Buchanan via
Maureen Loos |
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043 |
Friday 12 July 2013 @ 08h13 |
Clovelly |
1 x
whale |
Jean
Newport |
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042 |
Friday 12
July 2013 @ 08h10 |
200m
off St James Tidal Pool |
1 x SRW “travelling
fast eastwards into rising sun” |
Patrick |
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041 |
Thursday 11 July 2013 |
False
Bay |
“Glassy,
crystal clear water & balmy weather combined to make it a perfect day at
sea. Humpback whales under & around the boat, dolphins escorting us and
the most entertaining seals ever!” |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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040 |
Thursday 11 July 2013 @ 17h36 |
moving
across edge of Fish Hoek bay towards
Glencairn |
1 x whale |
Lorraine |
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039 |
Thursday 11 July 2013 @ 14h31 |
off Glencairn tidal pool |
Whales |
Doreen
from Hopkirk Way, Glencairn |
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038 |
Thursday 11 July 2013 @ 12h55 |
Between
Glencairn and Fish Hoek |
Pod of
SRW “logging” |
JWS
Michael Bottcher |
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037 |
Thursday 11 July @ 12h24 |
off
Simon’s Town Road, Fish Hoek |
2 x
whales |
Collette |
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036 |
Thursday 11 July 2013 @ 09h22 |
off
Danger Beach moving towards the St James
pool |
1 x SRW |
@WhaleStJames |
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035 |
Wednesday 10 July @ 15h00 |
off
Fish Hoek |
2 x
Humpbacks ‘porpoising south” |
Andre |
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034 |
Wednesday 10 July @ 12h00 |
off Muizenberg |
1 x
whale “racing
past” |
@WhaleStJames |
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033 |
Tuesday 9 July 2013 @ 14h30 |
off
Miller’s Point moving North |
1 x whale |
Lorraine
whilst on the road |
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032 |
Monday 8 July 2013 |
False
Bay |
“Dolphins
& Humpbacks today. Also we often come across huge resting flocks of
cormorants & never quite know how many there are - so if any of you out
there feel like counting them for us, we look forward to the answer”. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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031 |
Wednesday 3 July 2013 @12h20 |
2km off
Dalebrook/Kalk Bay, |
“a
breach” |
David
& Jane |
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030 |
Sunday 30 June 2013 @ 13h58 |
Cape Point |
“whales” |
@ambertourscape |
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029 |
Sunday 30 June 2013 |
False Bay |
“Our day was filled with Bryde's
whales, breaching Humpbacks in the afternoon, President Obama's helicopter
flying over & a stow-away Chameleon that sneaked on board in one of our
guest's jacket's ............I'm exhausted!” Visit their FB page for more. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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028 |
Sunday 30 June 2013 @ 16h25 |
2km off St James heading towards Fish Hoek |
2 x SRWs ? and a calf |
David & Jane |
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027 |
Saturday 29 June 2013 |
False Bay |
“A wonderful day on the ocean - Calm sea plus VERY
active & interactive Humpback whales. We are seeing more Humpbacks in the
bay this year than ever before!” Visit their FB page for more. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co ; Apex Shark Expeditions |
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026 |
Friday 28 June 2013 @ 13h49 |
False Bay |
“No shortage of whales today - Southern Rights &
Humpbacks, but lazy, lazy, Lazy! Hardly lifted their tails on dives &
breaching... out of the question. Well I suppose they deserve a break after
swimming here from the Antarctic. We were however entertained by this pair of
Humpbacks that put on the perfect synchronised swim
for us, lasting almost half an hour”. Visit their FB page for more. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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025 |
Friday 28 June 2013 @ 13h49 |
2kms offshore False Bay |
2 x SRWs |
@bintiness |
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024 |
Thursday 27 June 2013 |
False Bay |
“A rare treat at this time of the year with our pelagic trip today. After
a moody sunrise we saw a Bryde’s whale and two
Humpback whales as we headed out of False Bay. On anchor we were surrounded
by pelagic birdlife; three species of albatross (shy, black brow and atlantic yellow nose), giant petrels, sub
antarctic skuas, white
chin petrels and sooty shearwaters. A bird lover’s paradise and a sunny day
at sea kept us smiling as we headed to Seal Island for the afternoon”. |
Apex
Shark Expeditions |
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023 |
Thursday 27 June 2013 @ 13h20 |
South of Fish Hoek |
Whales “moving North” |
Collette
from her balcony |
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022 |
Wednesday 26 June 2013 |
False Bay |
8 x Humpbacks and a couple of
calves |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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021 |
Wednesday 26 June 2013 @ 11h30 |
off Glencairn |
1 x whale |
Neville |
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020 |
Monday 24 June 2013 @ 12h38 |
off Glencairn |
1 x SRW |
@CapePoint_Route |
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019 |
Wednesday 19 June @ 13h00 |
off Froggy Farm, Simon’s
Town |
whales |
Rita |
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018 |
Tuesday 11 June 2013 |
False Bay |
Humpbacks |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co viewing
from land |
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017 |
Tuesday 11 June 2013 @ 12h00 |
Northern side of Seal Island |
1 x SRW (huge) |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co ; @bintiness |
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016 |
Monday 10 June 2013 |
False Bay |
1 x Humpback
(juvenile) |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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015 |
Monday 10 June 2013 @ 13h30 |
Bordjiesrif, False Bay |
2 x Bryde’s “heading
South. One was doing a lot of tail thumping and splashing about” |
Penelope Cheney Of TMNP (JWS Teighan’s Mom) |
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014 |
Friday 7 June 2013 |
False Bay |
1 x SRW (huge) |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co ; Apex
Shark Expeditions |
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013 |
Monday 3 June 2013 in the afternoon |
off Glencairn |
2 x whales |
Anne
McNaughton |
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012 |
Monday 3 June 2013 in the morning |
off Glencairn |
2 x whales |
Anne
McNaughton |
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011 |
Monday 3 June 2013 @ 07h55 |
Buffels Bay near Cape Point |
2 x Bryde’s |
@Bintiness |
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010 |
Wednesday 29 May 2013 @ 16h05 – 17h30 |
off Glencairn |
estimated 300
dolphins “jumping
and twisting in the air”. |
Clem
Pohl; Junior
Whale Spotters Heidi
and Michael Bottcher |
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009 |
Wednesday 29 May 2013 @ 15h59 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
1 x whale |
Junior
Whale Spotter Amy
Hayward |
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008 |
Wednesday 29 May 2013 @ 10h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
“many many dolphins” |
Robert |
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007 |
Tuesday 28 May 2013 @ 17h38 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
“huge school of
dolphins” |
Lorraine |
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006 |
Tuesday 21 May 2013 |
False Bay |
a calf in a pod
of 5 x Orcas |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co ; Apex Shark Expeditions |
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005 |
Sunday 19 May 2013 in the morning |
False Bay |
1
x Bryde |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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004 |
Tuesday 6 May 2013 |
off Cape Point |
200
x offshore species of common Bottlenose
Dolphin. 20
x False Killer Whales. A
large group of White Chin Petrels. The
left over carcass of a very big Yellowfin
Tuna
estimated to be in the region of 90kg’s. Click
here to read the full story. |
Apex
Predators |
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003 |
Saturday 4 May 2013 |
off Boulders Beach |
2
x whales |
Louise
of African
Trax Travel |
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002 |
Thursday 2 May 2013 @ 14h01 |
off Glencairn |
“huge pod of dolphins flying past our Glencairn
office! They'll be in Simonstown any second!” View
pic at http://pic.twitter.com/xzSjdLq4Zg |
@CapePointe_Route from
the office |
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001 |
Wednesday 1 May 2013 @ 10h50 |
off Miller’s Point |
“200
x Common dolphins” |
Junior
Whale Spotter Luke
le Roux whilst
on the road |
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024 |
Sunday 28 April 2013 |
False Bay |
“today
6 x Orcas were seen of which one was a MASSIVE male with a dorsal fin that
must have been close to 2m high” |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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023 |
Saturday 27 April 2013 from 07h45 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
“dolphins
aplenty” |
Ivor
Wright; Lorraine; Rose; Junior Whales Spotters Leah
and Keira Moran |
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022 |
Friday 26 April 2013 in the evening |
heading
South past Froggy Farm, Simon’s Town |
“a
large pod of dolphins” |
Barbara
Moore |
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021 |
Friday 26 April 2013 in the morning |
Roman Rock, Simon’s Town |
8
x Orcas |
Barbara
Moore |
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020 |
Thursday 25 April 2013 before
and around sunset |
Roman Rock, Simon’s Town |
8
x Orcas “Some
canoes and kayaks came out to view”. |
Barbara
Moore |
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019 |
Wednesday 24 April 2013 @ 15h20 |
off Clovelly |
1
x SRW |
Junior
Whale Spotter Gabby
Clarkson from the car |
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018 |
Thursday 18 April 2013 |
False Bay |
Killer
whales return! “a
pod of 9 including 2 x males and a calf” |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co and
Apex
Predators |
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017 |
Sunday 14 April 2013 in the afternoon |
False Bay |
1
x Bryde’s whale “with
a distinct notch in its fin” |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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016 |
Sunday 14 April 2013 in the afternoon |
False Bay |
1
x Bryde’s
whale |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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015 |
Saturday 13 April 2013 |
False Bay |
a
pod of 1000 dolphins |
Apex
Shark Expeditions |
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014 |
Saturday 13 April |
False Bay |
1
x Bryde’s whale |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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013 |
Friday 12 April 2013 @ 08h32 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
1
x whale |
Kim
Kruyshaar of Green
Audits |
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012 |
Tuesday 10 April 2013 |
off Glencairn Quarry
area |
2
x whales that
seemingly hung around all day |
Anne
McNaughton |
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011 |
Monday 25 March 2013 @ 10h00 |
Simon’s Town |
Noordhoek
Strandings: “some of the
relocated False Killer Whales have beached off Simon’s Town. It
transpires on the 26th of March that none of the five survived. For
Mrs Nan Rice’s response to euthanasing click here. |
@myfalsebay |
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010 |
Sunday 24 March 2013 @ 12h45 |
Sunnycove, Fish Hoek Bay |
1
x whale |
Jeremy
Hare of the Great
White Sports Shop |
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009 |
Tuesday 19 March @ 14h00 |
off Longbeach, Simon’s Town |
1
x whale |
Jeremy
Hare of the Great
White Sports Shop |
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008 |
Monday 18 March 2013 @ 18h30 |
off Glencairn |
“a
whale and many sea birds” |
Pam |
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007 |
Sunday 17 March 2013 @ 16h00 |
to the North of Fish Hoek Bay |
A
“breaching” whale (Anita) 1
x SRW swimming to
his front (Derek) Comment: presumably the same
whale given that that they were spotted at the
same time and in the same general area. |
Anita
(breaching); Derek
Stuart Findlay (SRW) |
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006 |
17 March 2013 |
in front of Klein Vishoek, Simon’s Bay |
1 x SRW “Surprise visit by a
southern right whale! First one we have seen
this year.... markings at the base of the tail”. |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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005 |
4 March 2013 |
False Bay |
1 x Bryde’s “What a stunning day on the water!! Sightings included the ever
present cape fur seals, African penguins, a glimpse of a Bryde's
whale this afternoon and two stingrays waiting for us in the harbour when we
got back!” |
Simon’s Town Boat Co |
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004 |
26 February 2013 |
South of Cape Point |
1 x entangled Humpback Whale
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Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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003 |
25 February 2013 |
False Bay |
Hundreds of common dolphins and a Bryde's. |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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000 |
Sunday 27 January 2013 @ 08h30 |
Catwalk, Fish Hoek Bay |
1 x small Northern Giant petrel |
Lorraine |
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002 |
02 January 2013 |
False Bay |
1 x Bryde's |
Simon’s
Town Boat Co |
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001 |
January 2013 |
near Cape Point |
1 x Minke Whale Says
Monique: “On this particular day in early January we cruised to Cape Point in
beautiful sea conditions and upon arrival we found that The Point was teeming
with life. The surface of the ocean was alive with bait fish and sea birds
such as Corey’s and Sooty shearwaters, Sabine’s Gulls and Cape Gannets were
working the fish all around us. We even spotted the occasional longfin and skipjack tuna feeding on the surface too. In
the distance Chris spotted the birds working in a very small and focused area
so we raced on to find out what was happening. As we were approaching we saw
a Minke whale make two big lunges through
the bait ball. Just like that the action was abruptly ended as the whale
demolished the entire bait ball”. |
Apex
Predators |
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