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SIGHTINGS LOG 2011 |
to build this impression of a Southern Right
Whale tail in the school grounds. It
will challenge a massive Humpback Whale tail at CONSTRUCTION POSTPONED WHO WILL CHALLENGE THIS WHALE TAIL? |
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Scroll down for who spotted what in
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The historical building Roxton
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Total sightings in False Bay since 1 May 2011: 329 |
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Accommodation Link: Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering Fish Hoek – a
mountainside whale spotting venue of note |
Valyland Shopping Centre, Fish Hoek |
Accommodation Link: Central4U Holiday Accommodation Fish Hoek close to essential services |
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SEASON SIGHTINGS 2011 |
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Nr |
DATE |
PLACE |
ESTIMATED NUMBER & SPECIES
SPOTTED |
SPOTTER/ SOURCE |
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329 |
Wednesday 30
November 2011 @ 12h00 |
Mid Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Stuart and Anne |
|
328 |
Tuesday 29 November
2011 @ 18h47 |
opposite the
lighthouse Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW blowing |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay; |
|
327 |
Monday 28 November
2011 @ 07h42 |
Murdoch Valley
South, Simon’s Town |
2 SRW “heading south” |
Kathy |
|
326 |
Monday 14 November
2011 @ 15h35 |
Glencairn |
3 SRW |
Stuart |
|
325 |
Monday 14 November
2011 @ 09h52 |
Glencairn |
1 SRW “very close in”. Note: see Henk’s
photo in the Cape Argus of 15 November 2011 page 3 |
Teddy Bridgett ; Henk Kruger |
|
324 |
Monday 14 November
2011 @ 08h00 – 09h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW and calf Sean Steyn smses saying “there is a large
SRW directly in front of The Spur!”. Lorraine e
mails shortly after her swim to say “Rose, Dot, Daphne and I were watching
the whales from the beach. They moved towards Clovelly
and one breached very close to the railway station. They then moved close to the shore towards
the Catwalk and by the time I got home they were virtually under the
balcony. I took a few snaps (will send
- not very graphic but to prove the point) and watched them closely -
definitely a mother with a young whale - all black but no callosities. The young one did a few breaches and tried
some more as they rounded the Sunnycove corner
(9am)”. |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek ; Lorraine whilst on the beach
and later at home |
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323 |
Sunday 13 November
2011 @ 17h50 |
Murdoch Valley South
Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
322 |
Saturday 12 November
2011 @ 14h00 |
off Rhodes’ Cottage
Museum Muizenberg Historical Note – The Connection To Victoria Falls:
Cecil John
Rhodes directed that the bridge be built so that train passengers could
experience the spray when crossing in season. Construction took 14 months.
The bridge was opened by Professor George Darwin son of Charles Darwin. |
2 SRW Whale spotting boat
hovering in the area. |
David and Jane |
|
321 |
Friday 11 November
2011 @ 15h00 |
close in at St James
pool |
1 SRW and calf |
Patrick ; Andre |
|
320 |
Friday 11 November
2011 @ 11h40 |
St James |
1 SRW |
Marilyn Downes |
|
319 |
Friday 11 November
2011 @ 09h08 |
very close to The
Catwalk Fish Hoek Bay then moved across the bay to the Clovelly end |
1 SRW and calf |
Lorraine ; Stuart Dawes |
|
318 |
Friday 11 November
2011 from 07h00 |
off Woolley’s Pool
Fish Hoek Bay heading north |
1 SRW |
George Bottome |
|
317 |
Thursday 10 November
@ 09h09 |
off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay close to the rocks heading
south |
2 SRW |
Kim Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay; Lorraine |
|
316 |
Thursday 10 November
@ 08h46 |
Murdoch Valley South
Simon’s Town heading south |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
315 |
Thursday 3 November
2011 @ 07h34 |
just off Lower North
Battery Simon’s Bay |
1 SRW |
Gabriella |
|
314 |
Sunday 30 October
2011 @ 19h28 |
heading South off
Murdoch Valley South |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
313 |
Sunday 30 October
2011 @ 19h20 |
in the kelp @ Murdoch
Valley South |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
312 |
Sunday 30 October
2011 @ 15h27 |
just North of the
Clan Stuart wreck |
1 SRW |
Gabriella |
|
311 |
Sunday 30 October
2011 @ 13h41 |
off the sailing
club, Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Kay and Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay ; Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
310 |
Saturday 29 October
2011 @ 16h17 |
close to rocks @ Sunnycove Fish Hoek heading south |
1 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
309 |
Saturday 29 October
2011 @ 12h22 |
Murdoch Valley south
Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
308 |
Saturday 29 October
2011 @ 10h00 |
stationary off Dalebrook Kalk Bay |
1 SRW mother and
child – “they’ve been
missing most of the week”. |
David and Jane |
|
307 |
Saturday 29 October
2011 @ 07h47 |
opposite Bailey’s
Cottage Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Alan |
|
306 |
Saturday 29 October
2011 @ 07h45 |
stationary half km
off St James |
1 SRW |
Alan ; David and
Jane |
|
305 |
Saturday 29 October
2011 @ 07h00 |
off Simon’s Town
Naval Dockyard |
2 SRW |
Stuart |
|
304 |
Friday 28 October
2011 @ 18h45 |
very close to The
Catwalk Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW and calf |
George Bottome |
|
303 |
Friday 28 October
2011 @ 15h00 |
200m offshore
between St James and Bailey’s Cottage Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
David and Jane |
|
302 |
Monday 25 October
2011 @ 12h53 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Dolphins aplenty |
Sean from the
viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
301 |
Friday 21 October
2011 @ 19h00 |
very close to The
Catwalk Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW very active |
Lorraine |
|
300 |
Friday 21 October
2011 @ 14h25 |
St James |
Pod of dolphins |
Eugene from the
train |
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299 |
Wednesday 19 October
2011 @ 06h40 – 07h45 |
off Glencairn |
3 SRW |
Stuart ; Mac of Beautiful
Living lifestyle shop Fish Hoek |
|
298 |
Tuesday 18 October
2011 @ 09h27 |
Murdoch Valley south
Simon’s Town |
1 SRW |
Kathy |
|
297 |
Monday 17 October
2011 @ 13h00 |
Kalk Bay |
2 SRW |
Kay and family of
Zurich Switzerland |
|
296 |
Sunday 16 October
2011 @ 12h15 |
between Kalk Bay harbour and Dalebrook |
1 SRW breaching |
David and Jane |
|
295 |
Saturday 15 October
2011 @ 18h07 |
Glencairn |
2 SRW |
Gabriella |
|
294 |
Saturday 15 October
2011 @ 17h10 – 18h00 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
293 |
Friday 14 October
2011 @ 15h00 |
Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Zoegdie |
|
292 |
Thursday 13 October
2011 @ 06h50 |
Far out and to the
right of Bailey’s Cottage Muizenberg Historical Note: Bailey’s
Cottage is a thatched cottage built on the water’s edge/crown land in 1909.
One corner is built on part of the Dutch fortifications constructed for the
Battle of Muizenberg. It became a signal station in
1939 at the start of WW2 (source: Mrs Joye Gibbs) |
1 SRW blowing |
Alan |
|
291 |
Wednesday 12 October
2011 @ 17h45 |
St James |
1 SRW breaching Note: Gwen has a photo showing the whale
breaching very close to a surfer. |
Photographer Gwen
Rea |
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290 |
Tuesday 11 October
2011 – no time given |
40m off Kalk Bay Harbour |
1 SRW and calf. Mother breaching |
Photo Journalist
Chad Chapman |
|
289 |
Tuesday 11 October
2011 @ 10h00 |
Simon’s Bay south of
the wreck |
Many romping whales |
Anon |
|
288 |
Monday 10 October
2011 @ 09h09 |
Murdoch Valley South |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
287 |
Sunday 9 October
2011 @ 15h35 |
Glencairn |
3 SRW |
Denise Johnstone |
|
286 |
Sunday 9 October
2011 @ 15h00 |
Miller’s Point |
2 SRW |
Denise Johnstone |
|
285 |
Sunday 9 October
2011 @ 10h25 – 16h00 –
18h00 |
Simon’s Bay south of
the wreck |
7/8 romping SRW |
Alan ; Stuart |
|
284 |
Sunday 9 October
2011 @ 10h25 |
Glencairn Quarry |
1 SRW |
Alan |
|
283 |
Sunday 9 October
2011 @ 09h30 |
10 m off St James
pool |
1 SRW very large, solitary and
stationary. |
David and Jane |
|
282 |
Sunday 9 October
2011 @ 08h39 |
Glencairn |
4 or 5 SRW |
Gabriella ; Denise Johnstone |
|
281 |
Friday 7 October
2011 to Sunday 9 October
2011 |
close inshore (30 –
150 m) between Danger Beach and Dalebrook St James |
SRW mother and calf |
David and Jane |
|
280 |
Friday 7 October
2011 @ 11h00 |
Catwalk Fish Hoek Bay heading South |
2 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
279 |
Friday 7 October
2011 @ 06h14 |
just off Kalk Bay Harbour wall |
Whales frolicking |
Eugene from the
train |
|
278 |
Friday 7 October
2011 @ 06h00 |
Woolley’s Pool Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW breaching |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay |
|
277 |
Thursday 6 October
2011 @ 17h00 |
Far out mid Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW breaching |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay |
|
276 |
Thursday 6 October
2011 @ 08h00 |
off Kalk Bay |
Whales blowing |
Evelyn from the
train |
|
275 |
Thursday 6 October
2011 @ 06h17 |
Kalk Bay |
1 SRW |
Eugene from the train |
|
274 |
Wednesday 5 October
2011 @ 08h29 |
far off Kalk Bay |
Whales breaching |
Evelyn Lyle whilst
on Boyes Drive |
|
273 |
Wednesday 5 October
2011 @ 08h22 |
off Glencairn |
2 SRW |
Gabriella Kruger |
|
272 |
Wednesday 5 October
2011 @ 08h22 |
between the Clan
Stuart wreck and the Dockyard Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Gabriella Kruger |
|
271 |
Wednesday 5 October
2011 @ 06h00- 09h00 |
off Fish Hoek Main Beach |
6 SRW “showing
and blowing”. One lobtailing in a choppy sea on a
beautiful morning for whale watching”. Lorraine reckons at
least 4 sets - 2 pairs very close to Sunnycove
rocks moving south. |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay; Lorraine; George Bottome ; Evelyn Lyle |
|
270 |
Tuesday 4 October
2011 @ 08h39 |
off Kalk Bay Harbour |
Whales |
Sean Steyn whilst on the road |
|
269 |
Tuesday 4 October
2011 @ 07h16 |
Murdoch Valley south
Simon’s Town |
1 SRW |
Kathy |
|
268 |
Tuesday 4 October
2011 @ 12h00 |
just south of
Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Mac of Beautiful
Living lifestyle shop Fish Hoek |
|
267 |
Tuesday 4 October
2011 from early morning |
False Bay |
“Lots of whales
dotted around False Bay. At times
crossing Fish Hoek Bay and performing off Sunnycove, especially late this afternoon”. |
Lorraine |
|
266 |
Monday 3 October
2011 @ 21h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
‘Lots of whales
(can't see clearly - very dark) grunting, blowing and gurgling under the
window!” |
Lorraine |
|
265 |
Monday 3 October
2011 @ 13h00 - 16h20 |
Muizenberg to St James |
5 SRW – mostly stationary
but one breaching |
David & Jane;
Eugene from the train ; Wimpie De Jong of Cillies Cakery from the train |
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264 |
Monday 3 October
2011 @ 09h40 |
off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW waving a flipper |
Learners and
teachers from Thaba Lesobo
Junior Secondary School whilst visiting from Sterkspruit
Eastern Cape |
|
263 |
Monday 3 October
2011 @ 08h30 |
Clovelly |
1 SRW |
Evelyn from the
train |
|
262 |
Monday 3 October
2011 @ 08h07 |
Murdoch Valley south
Simon’s Town |
1 SRW |
Kathy |
|
261 |
Monday 3 October
2011 @ 06h30 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales |
Lorraine |
|
260 |
Monday 3 October
2011 early morning |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Hears whales blowing
in the night |
Eugene Lorraine heard them
too |
|
259 |
Sunday 2 October
2011 @ 18h00 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
“This evening I
watched the most incredible show of breaching off Sunnycove
- about the nearest I have seen - the splashes were unbelievable. There are many whales performing and
blowing all over out of the bay - very choppy south easterly conditions”. |
Lorraine |
|
258 |
Sunday 2 October
2011 @ 16h07 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW Note: George spots a Great White Shark
just off The Catwalk at the same time |
George Bottome |
|
257 |
Sunday 2 October
2011 @ 09h00 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek |
1 SRW blowing |
Alan |
|
256 |
Friday 30 September
2011 @ 06h51 |
St James |
1 SRW “wallowing” in the water |
Eugene from the
train |
|
255 |
Thursday 29
September 2011 @ 07h00 |
Kalk Bay Harbour |
3 or 4 SRW |
Stuart |
|
254 |
Wednesday 28
September 2011 @ 19h00 |
close to Roman Rock
lighthouse |
1 SRW lobtailing |
Peter whilst out sailing
on “Tradewinds” |
|
253 |
Wednesday 28 September
2011 @ 17h15 |
off the Catwalk Fish
Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay |
|
252 |
Wednesday 28
September 2011 @ 14h54 |
50m from St James
pool |
2 SRW |
Wayne and Margie |
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Wednesday 28
September 2011 @ 12h15 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Beach Note: Lorraine spotted an enormous shark
earlier that morning and later said “when I watched the shark from the house
the shark was close to shore in the Main Swimming Area. On the Sunday before
I actually watched the shark passing our house, following closely behind the
Taxi boat, with the fin well out of the water. The boat was close to the Catwalk
& moving very slowly and was obviously aware of the shark's presence”. |
A 4m Great White
Shark bites a swimmer and takes
his leg off. Read the official
report here . The sharks have
returned with a vengeance for the summer season! |
Shark Spotters |
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251 |
Wednesday 28
September 2011 @ 12h05 |
off Murdoch Valley
south |
3 SRW |
Kathy |
|
250 |
Wednesday 28
September 2011 @ 10h07 |
off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 “big” SRW |
Annette Chouler |
|
249 |
Wednesday 28 September
2011 @ 10h00 |
St James |
Active whales |
Mrs Hamza whilst on Boyes
Drive ; Lorraine through the telescope |
|
248 |
Wednesday 28
September 2011 @ 08h00 |
Moved from Clovelly Corner to Sunnycove
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
247 |
Wednesday 28 September
2011 @ 06h35 |
Kalk Bay |
1 SRW giving an impressive
lobtailing display |
Alan |
|
246 |
Tuesday 27 September
2011 @ 14h00 |
St James |
SRW mother and calf
and one other nearby |
Deidre Parker of Burnley, Lancashire,
UK whilst on Boyes
Drive |
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245 |
Tuesday 27 September
2011 @ 09h05 |
Roman Rock
Lighthouse Simon’s Bay Historical Note: Constructed
in 1867 - the only lighthouse in the southern hemisphere built offshore on a
rock. |
6/8 SRW. One breached 12
times |
Photo Journalist
Chad Chapman |
|
244 |
Tuesday 27 September
2011 @ 09h05 |
Glencairn Quarry |
6 SRW |
Photo Journalist
Chad Chapman |
|
242 |
Tuesday 27 September
2011 @ 08h00 – 09h00 |
scattered across
Fish Hoek Bay |
4 or 5 SRW |
George Bottome ; Lorraine |
|
241 |
Tuesday 27 September
2011 @ 08h00 |
off Kalk Bay Harbour |
3 or 4 SRW |
Stuart ; George Bottome |
|
240 |
Tuesday 27 September
2011 @ 06h23 |
off Woolley’s Pool
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Kim Davis whilst on
the road |
|
239 |
Monday 26 September
2011 @ 18h00 – 19h00 |
crossing bay towards
Sunnycove Fish Hoek in
very calm, clear sea |
2 or 3 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
238 |
Monday
26 September 2011 @ 10h00 |
Glencairn |
2 SRW |
Stuart |
|
237 |
Monday 26 September
2011 @ 07h34 |
off Roman Rock
lighthouse Simon’s Bay |
2 SRW |
Ted and Joy Hand |
|
236 |
Monday 26 September
2011 @ 07h34 |
Simon’s Bay |
SRW mother and a
calf |
Ted and Joy Hand |
|
235 |
Sunday 25 September
2011 @ 10h55 |
St James |
SRW mother and a
calf Note: See The Echo newspaper page 11 for
Rolf’s photo |
Rolf Brenner of Tableview whilst on Boyes
Drive ; Evelyn from the
train; Lorraine via the
telescope ; Photo Journalist
Chad Chapman |
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234 |
Sunday 25 September
2011 @ 09h38 |
Dalebrook Kalk
Bay |
SRW Mom and calf |
Marion Wagner |
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000 |
Sunday 25 September
2011 @ 12h20 |
Fish Hoek Station |
A Class 24 Steam
Engine
pulls in to Fish Hoek en route to Simon’s Town |
Viewed from the Golden River Spur Train Spotting
Platform |
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233 |
Sunday 25 September
2011 @ 10h00 |
Mid - Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales blowing |
Lorraine |
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000 |
Saturday 24
September 2011 for most of the
morning |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
1 Great White Shark feeding on something
off the Clovelly end of the beach |
Shark Spotters |
|
232 |
Friday 23 September
2011 @ 14h05 |
St James |
3 SRW |
Kim Davis whilst on
the road |
|
231 |
Friday 23 September
2011 @ 11h15 |
Danger Beach St
James |
7 SRW “in
three groups between 30m and 1km off the beach beach
moving slowly east. Includes one with
a large white patch on the abdomen and one pale gray” |
David and Jane ; Kim
Davis |
|
230 |
Friday 23 September
2011 @ 11h15 |
St James |
SRW mother and calf Others close by |
Anon ; David and
Jane |
|
229 |
Friday 23 September
2011 @ 06h24 - 07h00 |
moving towards
shallow water near Clovelly Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Lorraine ; Kim Davis |
|
228 |
Thursday 22
September 2011 @ 08h00 |
far off Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW breaching |
Viv of Scenic South web
site |
|
227 |
Wednesday 21 September
2011 @ 17h00 |
off Kalk Bay Point |
SRW mother and calf |
Winston |
|
226 |
Wednesday 21
September @ 08h19 |
Murdoch Valley south
Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Kathy |
|
225 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 15h32 |
20m off Clovelly end of
Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
Eugene ; Gwen Rea |
|
224 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 14h00 |
St James |
1 SRW |
Brian |
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223 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 17h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Anita |
|
222 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 14h39 |
off Lower Gun
Battery Simon’s Bay |
1 SRW |
Gabriella |
|
221 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 13h15 |
off Woolley’s Pool
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay |
|
220 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 13h15 – 14h30 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay ; Anita |
|
219 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 10h30 |
Mackerel Bay Simon’s
Town |
Whales galore |
Tourist Guide Clive Stadler |
|
218 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 08h30 – 09h00 |
off The Catwalk Fish
Hoek Bay |
3 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
217 |
Tuesday 20 September
2011 @ 08h00 |
far off mid Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
Andy Dunlop; Hennie |
|
216 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 17h00 |
off The Catwalk Fish
Hoek Bay moving to centre |
2 SRW |
Kay Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay ; Lorraine |
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215 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 16h15 |
Kalk Bay |
Whales |
Kim |
|
214 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 16h00 |
off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW - large adult and
juvenile? |
Jo |
|
213 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 16h10 |
Kalk Bay Harbour
entrance |
1 SRW |
Kim Davis whilst on
the road |
|
212 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 16h00 |
Muizenberg |
Whales |
Kim Davis whilst on
the road |
|
211 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 14h35 |
Kalk Bay |
1 SRW |
Anon |
|
210 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 13h12 |
Glencairn |
2 SRW |
Gabriella |
|
209 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
off Fish Hoek Bay moving North |
Whales |
Lorraine |
|
208 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 08h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay ex Sunnycove |
Whales |
Lorraine |
|
207 |
Monday 19 September
2011 @ 07h18 |
St James 10m out |
1 SRW |
Eugene |
|
206 |
Sunday 18 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales breaching |
Lorraine |
|
205 |
Sunday 18 September
2011 @ 08h30 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
Gwen Rea the
photographer |
|
204 |
Sunday 18 September
2011 @ 07h00 |
off the Quarry @ Glencairn |
1 SRW - huge |
Gwen Rea the
photographer |
|
203 |
Saturday 17
September 2011 @ 13h00 |
St James |
Romping SRWs. One whale looks like
a Humpback. Note: Gwen has many photos. |
Gwen Rea the
photographer |
|
202 |
Saturday 17
September 2011 @ 17h45 |
close to Catwalk
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay |
|
201 |
Saturday 17
September 2011 @ 12h00 |
Glencairn |
|
Ros Raubenheimer |
|
200 |
Saturday 17
September 2011 @ 11h01 |
Kalk Bay Harbour
entrance |
5 SRW |
Anita |
|
199 |
Saturday 17
September 2011 @ 07h59 to 10h13 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
SRWs “Lots of whale
activity everywhere from early morning – three pods in bay - others breaching
off Sunnycove - others lob-tailing and blowing
further out”. |
Lorraine ; George Bottome |
|
198 |
Friday 16 September
2011 @ 15h00 - 16h30 |
Just North of Kalk Bay Harbour |
6 plus SRW milling around |
Alan; Tom Marx |
|
197 |
Friday 16 September
2011 @ 12h47 |
St James |
2 SRW |
Stuart ; Wayne and Margie
whilst on the road |
|
196 |
Friday 16 September
2011 @ 11h30 |
below Dorries Drive Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Kay whilst on Dorries Drive Simon’s Town |
|
195 |
Friday 16 September
2011 @ 11h30 |
moving into the
middle of Fish Hoek Bay from the north |
Pod of SRW |
Lorraine |
|
194 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 18h01 |
St James |
1 SRW “breaching and “frolicking” |
Eugene whilst on the
train |
|
193 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 17h25 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
SRWs “Whales around the
bay and in the shallow water most of the afternoon - also breaching further
out this morning as per sms. A red canoe seemed to
be following them this afternoon - I am sure Gwen would have captured him if
he got too close”. |
Lorraine |
|
192 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 17h00 |
off Kalk Bay Point heading South |
1 SRW with a very
distinctive callosity on its head |
Alan |
|
191 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 14h20 |
Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Bryan |
|
190 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 12h02 |
Fish Hoek Bay – towards Kalk Bay
Point |
SRWs breaching |
Lorraine |
|
189 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 11h15 |
far out off Fish Hoek Bay |
SRWs breaching “huge splashes” |
Sean from the
viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
188 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 11h15 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
SRW pods moving into the bay
from the North |
Mrs Anne Cooke whilst having brekkie
@ the Spur ; Lorraine |
|
187 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 07h45 |
Sunny Cove Fish Hoek Bay |
2 breaching |
Ron |
|
186 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 12h15 |
Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
3 breaching |
Bryan; Bev Stacey of The St
Leger Retirement Home; Amanda and Zoegdie of Cape Town Tourism Muizenberg
Office; Brighton of Knead Bakery and Coffee Shop |
|
185 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 12h32 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales |
Sean from the
viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
184 |
Thursday 15 September
2011 @ 09h30 |
St James |
Whales including a
calf Patrick says many
whales have been “cavorting” all week in front of his house Note 1: Gwen’s pics were published in the People’s Post dd Tuesday 20 September 2011. The pics
seemingly show a mother and a newly born calf. Note 2: The mother has a
significant callosity on the RHS of its head. Refer to log entries 114 and 191. |
Alan ; Patrick
Morris ; Photographer Gwen
Rea |
|
183 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 08h28 |
St James |
1 SRW “5 to 10m from the
beach” |
Eugene from the
train |
|
182 |
Thursday 15
September 2011 @ 08h19 |
Simon’s Bay near the
Clan Stuart wreck heading North |
4 SRW |
Gabriella Kruger |
|
181 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 18h53 |
off Glencairn Beach |
2 SRW |
Ted and Joy Hand |
|
180 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 17h00 – 18h00 |
off Strandfontein |
a large very active pod
|
Lorraine |
|
179 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 16h00 |
far off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW tail-slapping |
Lorraine |
|
178 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 14h24 |
at the entrance to Kalk Bay Harbour |
2 SRW |
Kim Davis whilst on
the road |
|
177 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 12h20 |
between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay |
6 SRW |
@WhalesStJames |
|
176 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 10h52 |
Muizenberg |
Whales breaching and
lobtailing |
Bev Stacey of The St Leger
Retirement Home |
|
175 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 10h30 |
Muizenberg south |
3 SRW and a calf close in Another a little further out and yet another
to Marilyn’s right |
Marilyn Downes |
|
174 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 09h54 |
Muizenberg |
1 SRW and calf in the surf zone |
Bryan |
|
173 |
Wednesday 14
September 2011 @ 09h47 |
off Muizenberg |
1 SRW |
Bryan |
|
172 |
Tuesday 13 September
2011 @ 17h30 |
Sunrise Beach Muizenberg |
4 SRW very close in |
Stuart |
|
171 |
Tuesday 13 September
2011 @ 14h30 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRW breaching |
Craig Stretch from
the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
170 |
Monday 12 September
2011 at 18h00 |
Between Muizenberg and St James |
12 SRW |
Tim Everett whilst
out on a walk ; @WhalesStJames |
|
169 |
Monday 12 September
2011 at 15h45 |
Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Bryan ; Rose Jacobs |
|
168 |
Monday 12 September
2011 at 09h00 |
Muizenberg |
Whales |
Rose Jacobs |
|
000 |
Monday 12 September
2011 |
Victoria Falls Historical Note – The Connection To Victoria Falls:
Cecil John Rhodes late of 246 Main Road Muizenberg
(Rhodes’ Cottage) directed that the bridge be built so that train passengers
could experience the spray when crossing in season. Construction took 14 months.
The bridge was opened by Professor George Darwin son of Charles Darwin. |
The Victoria Falls
Bridge celebrates its 106th birthday today. |
Reported by Warren Ncube of Shearwater
Adventures, our partner at Vic
Falls |
|
167 |
Sunday 11 September
2011 @ between 12h00 and 13h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW breaching Says Sallianne “It breached four times before returning to its
young newly born? Having lived on the mountainside in Fish Hoek for ten years now this is the first time we have
witnessed a whale breach so close to
shore. My daughter confirmed it was a young baby with the adult SRW that
we saw as a friend of hers had been paddling during the period that the whale was
in the bay”. Note: Photos available |
Norman and Sallianne Greenfield high up on the Fish Hoek mountainside |
|
166 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
Small pod of dolphins,
probably bottlenose “heading
off east lazily”. |
David and Jane |
|
165 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
50m off Bailey’s
Cottage/ Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
2SRW cruising east |
David and Jane |
|
164 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
150m off St James |
3 SRW stationary |
David and Jane;
Marilyn Downes |
|
163 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
to the left of Dalebrook/St James, NW wind |
5 SRW stationary |
David and Jane |
|
162 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 07h19 |
btwn St James and Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Eugene from the
train |
|
161 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 07h17 |
btwn Kalk
Bay and St James |
2 SRW |
Eugene from the
train |
|
160 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 07h16 |
off Kalk Bay Harbour |
2 SRW |
Eugene from the
train |
|
159 |
Friday 9 September
2011 @ 07h14 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW “20m from the shore” |
Eugene from the
train |
|
158 |
Thursday 8 September
2011 @ 17h55 |
Muizenberg |
Whales |
Amanda Booyens of Cape Town Tourism
Muizenberg Office |
|
157 |
Thursday 8 September
2011 @ 15h33 |
Muizenberg |
4 SRW “giving a display of
tails, fins and more”. |
Bryan |
|
156 |
Thursday 8 September
2011 @ 08h33 |
St James |
1 SRW |
Marilyn Downes |
|
155 |
Thursday 8 September
2011 @ 08h17 |
Woolley’s Pool Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales breaching |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
154 |
Wednesday 7
September 2011 @ 18h00 |
off Kalk Bay Point |
Whale breaching |
Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay |
|
153 |
Wednesday 7
September 2011 @ 18h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales |
Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay |
|
152 |
Wednesday 7
September 2011 @ 18h00 |
off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales “slapping tails and
fins”. |
Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay |
|
151 |
Wednesday 7
September 2011 @ 13h30 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW and calf |
Win Caplan ; Ros Raubenheimer |
|
150 |
Wednesday 7
September 2011 @ 11h30 |
1km off Kalk Bay |
Whales |
Win Caplan on Boyes Drive |
|
149 |
Wednesday 7
September 2011 all morning |
St James |
Whales Note: Gwen has photos |
Photographer Gwen
Rea |
|
148 |
Tuesday 6 September
2011 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay very close in |
1 SRW breaching See pic on front
page of the Cape Times dd 7/9/2011 |
Chad Chapman the
Photo Journalist |
|
147 |
Tuesday 6 September
2011 @ 06h30 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW and calf “entered Fish Hoek Bay at 06h30. The whale breached several times while
moving towards the beach then they moved towards the Catwalk where the larger
whale breached three times close-in before moving out again with the calf by
07h30”. |
George Bottome |
|
146 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 15h42 |
between Muizenberg and St James |
1 SRW |
Eugene viewing from
the train |
|
145 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 13h27 |
off the “Bullnose” Simon’s Town
Dockyard |
2 Humpbacks |
Stuart |
|
144 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 11h40 |
Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Bryan |
|
143 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 11h30 |
1 – 2 km off St
James |
3 individual SRW one lob tailing
frequently |
David and Jane |
|
142 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
Glencairn |
2 SRW |
David and Jane |
|
141 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
offshore Dalebrook/Danger beach St James |
4 SRW in two pods |
David and Jane |
|
140 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 07h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
2 pods opposite the
Surf Lifesaving Club – one further out than the other |
Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay ; Lorraine |
|
139 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 04h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales blowing in
the night |
Kay Davis of Neptune’s
Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay |
|
138 |
Monday 5 September
2011 @ 06h54 |
Muizenberg |
1 SRW breaching |
Eugene |
|
137 |
|
Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
1 SRW breaching |
David and Jane |
|
136 |
Sunday 4 September
2011 @ 14h27 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales breaching |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
135 |
Sunday 4 September
2011 @ 11h37 |
Fish Hoek Bay moving north across
the mouth of the Bay |
SRW breaching |
Libby; George Bottome |
|
134 |
Sunday 4 September
2011 @ 10h34 |
Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
3 SRW |
Bryan ; Frans ; David and Jane |
|
133 |
Sunday 4 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
St James |
1 SRW lob tailing |
David and Jane |
|
132 |
Sunday 4 September
2011 @ 09h00 |
between Muizenberg and Kalk Bay moving
slowly from one spot to another throughout the day |
Several pods of SRW |
David and Jane |
|
131 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 17h53 |
Kalk Bay |
1 SRW “in the surf 15m
from surfers” |
Eugene, Marius,
Alison and Arlene whilst having a
tipple |
|
130 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 17h45 |
1km off KalkBay/Clovelly
|
1 SRW breaching |
David and Jane |
|
129 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 15h59 |
off Muizenberg |
1 SRW |
Eugene viewing from
Casa Labia |
|
128 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 15h45 |
close to the
breakers Fish Hoek Bay heading for The Catwalk |
1 SRW & black
calf |
George Bottome ; Lorraine |
|
127 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 14h00 |
4km off Sunrise Beach Muizenberg |
Whales |
David and Jane |
|
126 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 14h00 |
off Baileys Cottage Muizenberg |
5 SRW “in two groups about 800m out and stationary”. |
David and Jane |
|
125 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 14h00 |
between St James and Kalk Bay |
1or 2 SRW |
David and Jane |
|
124 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 14h00 |
800m off St James |
2 SRW |
David and Jane |
|
123 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 12h58 |
off St James |
1 SRW |
Eugene whilst on the
train |
|
122 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 12h56 |
off Kalk Bay |
1 SRW |
Eugene whilst on the
train |
|
121 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 12h48 |
Fish Hoek Beach opposite the car park |
1 SRW – “very big” |
Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay |
|
120 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 12h39 |
off The Catwalk Fish
Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
George Bottome |
|
119 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 11h47 |
off Kalk Bay |
1 SRW |
Evanne Rothwell |
|
118 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 all morning |
off St James |
2 SRW |
George Bottome whilst on the road |
|
117 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 10h19 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales |
Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay |
|
116 |
Saturday 3 September
2011 @ 08h30 |
500m off Kalk Bay |
1 SRW breaching and lob tailing |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s
Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay :
David and Jane |
|
115 |
Friday 2 September
20h10 @ 17h00 |
between St James pool / Danger beach 200m offshore proceeding west but
returning to mill around |
2 SRW “one had a particularly prominent white oval callus on the front of
the head”. |
David and Jane |
|
114 |
Friday 2 September
20h10 @ 16h40 |
off The Catwalk Fish
Hoek Bay |
3 SRW |
Kay Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering ; George Bottome |
|
113 |
Friday 2 September
20h10 @ 15h10 |
Kalk Bay |
1 SRW |
Kim Davis of Neptune’s
Rest Self Catering whilst on the road ; Lorraine |
|
112 |
Friday 2 September
20h10 @ 09h30 |
St James |
2 SRW |
Marilyn Downes |
|
111 |
Thursday 1 September
2011 @ sunset |
Roman
Rock lighthouse Simon’s Bay |
4 SRW |
Kim Kruyshaar of ScenicSouth Web
Site |
|
110 |
Thursday 1 September
2011 @ sunset |
Glencairn |
Whales aplenty |
Kim Kruyshaar of ScenicSouth Web
Site |
|
109 |
Thursday 1 September
2011 @ 09h46 |
Simon’s Bay off the
cemetery |
2 SRW |
Rita |
|
108 |
Thursday 1 September
2011 @ 09h27 |
Kalk Bay |
4 SRW close to harbour
wall |
Chad the
Photojournalist |
|
107 |
Thursday 1 September
2011 @ 09h04 |
Muizenberg |
2 SRW “one near the surf
zone, the other further out”. |
Bryan |
|
106 |
Thursday 1 September
2011 @ 07h15 Spring Day! |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW calf that “popped out the
water”. |
Mathee Eichel |
|
105 |
Wednesday 31 August
2011 @ 13h54 |
Between the Glencairn Quarry and Dido Valley Cemetery |
10 SRW |
Chad the
Photojournalist ; Joy & Ted Hand |
|
104 |
Wednesday 31 August
2011 @ 12h40 |
Muizenberg |
3 SRW |
Bryan |
|
103 |
Wednesday 31 August 2011
@ 12h37 |
off the Gun Battery
Simon’s Bay |
4 SRW |
Stuart |
|
102 |
Wednesday 31 August
2011 @ 12h00 |
off Kalk Bay |
Whales breaching |
Lorraine |
|
101 |
Wednesday 31 August
2011 @ 08h28 |
Simon’s Bay |
2 SRW |
Joy Hand; Tourist
Guide Clive Stadler |
|
100 |
Wednesday 31 August 2011
@ 08h13 |
in the kelp @ Sunnycove Fish Hoek |
1SRW |
Kim Kruyshaar of Scenic South Web Site |
|
99 |
Tuesday 30 August
2011 @ 17h24 |
St James |
1 SRW |
Eugene – her first
sighting this season |
|
98 |
Tuesday 30 August
2011 @ 16h14 |
Glencairn |
1 SRW |
Pam Gush ; Stuart |
|
97 |
Tuesday 30 August
2011 @ 13h00 |
off Kalk Bay |
Whales |
|
|
96 |
Tuesday 30 August
2011 @ 10h30 – 13h00 |
lolling in the kelp
@ Sunnycove then the Catwalk Fish Hoek |
2 SRW |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay ; Lorraine |
|
95 |
Tuesday 30 August
2011 from 07h30 |
1km off Kalk Bay |
6 SRW
|
David & Jane ;
Lorraine |
|
94 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 16h30 |
300m off Danger |
6 SRW |
David & Jane |
|
93 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 16h30 |
Kalk Bay |
3 SRW |
Anon via Stuart;
Rose via Lorraine |
|
92 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 16h30 |
Fish Hoek |
1 SRW |
Anon via Stuart |
|
91 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 16h30 |
Glencairn |
1 SRW |
Anon via Stuart |
|
90 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 11h17 |
Glencairn Quarry |
1 SRW - small |
Chad |
|
89 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 10h22 |
St James |
1 SRW breaching |
Chad |
|
88 |
Monday 29 August
2011 @ 10h16 |
Muizenberg |
3 or 4 SRW
breaching. 100 or so dolphins |
Chad |
|
87 |
Sunday 28 August
2011 @ 15h00 |
off Dalebrook |
3 |
David & Jane |
|
86 |
Sunday 28 August
2011 @ 10h00 |
about 1km off
Baileys cottage Muizenberg |
1 SRW |
David & Jane |
|
85 |
Sunday 28 August
2011 @ 09h43 |
halfway to Seal
Island from St James |
5 or 6 SRWs |
Patrick Morris |
|
84 |
Saturday 27 August
2011 @ 08h30 |
Buffelsbaai nr Cape Point |
2 SRW |
Nikki Mocke and her paddling group |
|
83 |
Saturday 27 August
2011 @ sunrise |
halfway to Seal
Island from St James |
5 or 6 SRWs |
Patrick Morris |
|
82 |
Friday 26 August 2011
@ 17h15 |
off St James towards
The Strand |
An active pod of at
least 3 or 4 SRW's |
Patrick Morris |
|
81 |
Friday 26 August
2011 @ 12h01 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW “suntanning” |
Scott Tait via the Cape Point Route
team |
|
80 |
Friday 26 August
2011 @ 11h44 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales breaching |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
|
79 |
Friday 26 August
2011 @ 09h53 |
off Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW “with a large white
patch on the middle of its back” |
Lorraine |
|
78 |
Friday 26 August
2011 @ 09h53 |
Fish Hoek Bay – very close to the
Catwalk |
2 SRWs “lolling around then
glided towards Clovelly” |
Ron Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay ; Lorraine who says she can touch them they’re
so close to her house; Libby |
|
77 |
Thursday 25 August
2011 @ 17h00 – 18h00 |
off Strandfontein |
whales
blowing |
Lorraine |
|
76 |
Thursday 25 August
2011 @ 14h25 |
Muizenberg |
2 or 3 SRW |
Bryan |
|
75 |
Thursday 25 August
2011 @ 08h15 |
off Froggy Pond Simon’s Town |
4 SRW |
Tom Marx |
|
74 |
Wednesday 24 August
2011 @ 18h30 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
3 SRW |
Lorraine |
|
73 |
Wednesday 24 August
2011 @ 15h32 |
Between St James and
Seal Island |
2 SRW |
Patrick Morris |
|
72 |
Wednesday 24 August
2011 @ 15h32 |
Sunrise Beach Muizenberg |
1 SRW breaching |
Patrick Morris |
|
71 |
Wednesday 24 August
2011 @ 14h00 |
off St James half
mile away heading towards Bailey's Cottage |
3 SRWs |
Patrick Morris |
|
70 |
Tuesday 23 August
2011 @ 16h23 |
Glencairn |
2 SRW |
Manfred Auer |
|
69 |
Sunday 21 August
2011 @ 17h09 |
NE of Kalk Bay Railway Station |
1 SRW |
Alan |
|
68 |
Sunday 21 August
2011 @ 13h00 – 15h00 |
Sunnycove Fish Hoek Bay |
3 SRWs “They swam to Glencairn then seperated and
one breached way out”. |
Chad Chapman the
Photo Journalist |
|
67 |
Sunday 21 August
2011 @ 11h00 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales – water craft very
close by |
Lorraine |
|
66 |
Sunday 21 August
2011 @ 08h10 |
off Catwalk Fish Hoek Bay – very calm sea |
3 SRW |
Kay Davis of Neptune’s Rest Self
Catering overlooking Fish Hoek Bay ; Lorraine |
|
65 |
Saturday 20 August
2011 @ 17h00 |
Glencairn |
2 SRW |
Gwen Rea |
|
64 |
Saturday 20 August
2011 @ 14h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay – swimming from North to South
across the bay |
2 SRW |
Lorraine ; Dianne from the
viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek ; Libby |
|
63 |
Saturday 20 August
2011 @ 08h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay – moving southwards
across the bay |
2 SRW |
Libby |
|
62 |
Friday 19 August
2011 @ 18h17 |
St James |
3 SRWs |
Kay Davis whilst on
Boyes Drive |
|
61 |
Friday 19 August
2011 @ 07h35 – 10h30 |
entering Fish Hoek Bay from Sunnycove |
initial reports
indicate 3 SRW but there were
5 ie 3 in the South and 2 in the North. Chad calls to say “the bay is full of
whales” |
George Bottome ; Ron Davis of
Neptune’s Rest Self Catering overlooking Fish Hoek
Bay; Chad Chapman the photo journalist ; an ecstatic Evanne
; Lorraine ; Gwen Rea |
|
60 |
Thursday 18 August
2011 @ 08h58 |
Simon’s Bay close to
yachts |
1 “smallish”
Humpback |
Chad Chapman the
photo journalist |
|
59 |
Wednesday 17 August
2011 @ 13h40 |
off Bailey’s Cottage
Muizenberg |
Whales blowing |
Alan |
|
58 |
Wednesday 17 August
2011 @ 08h00 |
St James |
1 SRW Click here for photo |
Patrick Morris |
|
57 |
Tuesday 16 August
2011 @ 16h30 |
800 metres offshore Danger Beach St
James |
1 SRW |
Patrick Morris
whilst surfing |
|
56 |
Sunday 14 August
2011 @ 09h00 |
about 2 miles out
from |
2 x pods of SRW's. One pod of 2+ and the other 4+ whales |
Patrick Morris |
|
55 |
Sunday 14 August
2011 @ 08h00 |
Fish Hoek Beach |
1 whale |
Morning swimmer Jonty |
|
54 |
Thursday 11 August
2011 @ 14h53 |
Fish Hoek Beach |
1 SRW. The whale entered
the Bay from the North and exited at Sunnycove,
reportedly coming very close to the Catwalk. |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek ; Steven Bonkolo the Shark Spotter |
|
53 |
Tuesday 9 August
2011 @ 10h15 |
off St James heading
north |
1 SRW |
Patrick Morris |
|
52 |
Monday 8 August 2011
@ 10h00 |
moving from St James
/ |
2 pods of SRWs |
Patrick Morris |
|
51 |
Monday 8 August 2011
@ 09h00 |
off Sunnycove corner Fish Hoek Bay |
Whales blowing |
Anton Marx |
|
50 |
Sunday 7 August @
14h30 |
Simon’s Bay |
Whales |
Frank Johnstone |
|
49 |
Sunday 7 August @
12h30 |
off Glencairn |
2 Humpbacks |
Stan |
|
48 |
Sunday 31st July 2011 @ 11h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay - swimming South |
1 Humpback to view
video clip click here |
Stuart Dawes viewing
from Clovelly |
|
47 |
Sunday 30 July 2011
@ 16h00 |
Murdoch Valley South
Simon’s Town |
2 SRW, 1 Bryde and 2 Humpbacks. One Humpback gave an excillerating display of breaches allowing the viewers a
clear view of its pleated throat |
An ecstatic Kathy
Warner and her guests |
|
46 |
Wednesday 27 July
2011 @ 09h30 |
Cape Point |
1 SRW spy hopping |
Patrick Morris |
|
45 |
Tuesday 26 July 2011
@ 13h56 |
off Lower North
Battery Simon’s Town |
1 SRW |
‘n “baie opgewonde” Rita who says “I spotted my 1st whale!” |
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44 |
Tuesday 26 July 2011
@ 09h45 |
off the Naval
Dockyard Simon’s Town |
1 SRW breaching |
Unnamed spotter via Kingsley & Glynne Bell |
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43 |
Monday 25 July 2011
@ 12h42 |
Murdoch Valley South
Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Kathy Warner |
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42 |
Monday 25 July 2011
@ 11h54 |
off Froggy Farm Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Martyn Trainor |
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41 |
Saturday 23 July @
13h05 |
off the Catwalk Fish
Hoek Bay |
2 SRW Paul however sees 5 from his perch |
George Bottome; Tina whilst at Bayside On Fish Hoek Beach; Janet of Bayside On Fish Hoek Beach; Steven Bonkolo the Shark Spotter; Paul Taylor of Paul Taylor Handyman
Services |
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40 |
Friday 22 July 2011
@ 11h00 |
opposite the Country
Club Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Len Barnes |
|
39 |
Thursday 21 July
2011 @ 08h00 |
Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
Early Morning
Swimmer Graham |
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38 |
Wednesday 20 July
2011 @ 11h00 |
Muizenberg |
SRWs blowing and breaching |
Sally Grierson – her
maiden sighting this season |
|
37 |
Wednesday 20 July
2011 @ 10h08 |
Froggy Farm Simon’s Town |
2 Bryde or Humpbacks |
Martyn Trainor |
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36 |
Sunday 18 July 2011 |
Kalk Bay |
Humpback & SRWs |
Pete & Dena Koehurst quoting a boat
operator |
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35 |
Saturday 17 July
2011 @ 16h30 |
South East of Roman
Rock Lighthouse Simon’s Town |
1 SRW |
Apex Predators |
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34 |
Saturday 17 July
2011 @ 16h30 |
South East of Roman
Rock Lighthouse Simon’s Town |
2 SRW |
Apex Predators |
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33 |
Saturday 17 July
2011 @ 15h00 |
off Seal Island |
1Bryde and 300 Dolphins |
Apex Predators |
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32 |
Sunday 10 July 2011
@ mid morning through to the afternoon |
3km off St James heading south |
big dolphin pod (500+)- stationery and thus probably feeding |
David Clegg |
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31 |
Sunday 10 July 2011
@ 10h30 |
150m off Cape Point |
1 SRW |
Patrick Morris |
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30 |
Saturday
9 July 2011 in the morning re-appearing
in the late afternoon |
1km off St James heading south |
big dolphin pod (500+) |
David
Clegg |
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29 |
Tuesday 5 July 2011
@ 16h15 |
Cape Point |
2 Humpbacks breaching and rolypolying |
Patrick Morris |
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28 |
Monday 4 July 2011 @
18h00 |
off the Catwalk Fish Hoek Bay |
2 Humpbacks |
Lorraine ; Jo |
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27 |
Sunday 3 July in the
morn |
Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
1 whale |
David Clegg |
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26 |
Monday 27 June 2011
@ 09h45 |
off the Naval Dockyard Simonstown |
1 SRW blowing |
Edel |
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25 |
Saturday 25 June
2011 @ 10h30 |
Clovelly end of Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
George Bottome |
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24 |
Friday 24 June 2011 |
Buffels Bay near Cape Point |
1 SRW |
Derek Goldman |
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23 |
Monday 13 June 2011 |
1.5km off Danger beach St James |
Big pod of Common Dolphins |
David Clegg whilst surfing on
the reef |
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22 |
Sunday 12 June 2011 |
100m off Danger beach St James |
Big pod of Common Dolphins |
David Clegg whilst surfing on
the reef |
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21 |
Thursday 9 June 2011
@ 17h43 |
Murdoch Valley south Simon’s Town |
1 SRW in the kelp - very shallow - showing off its white
underbelly |
Kathy Warner |
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20 |
Monday 6 June 2011 |
passed through Surfer’s Corner Muizenberg |
30 Pacific Bottlenose Dolphins |
David Clegg
surrounded by dolphins whilst surfing |
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19 |
Sunday 5 June 2011 |
700m off Danger beach St James |
100
Common Dolphins (cream
& white markings) |
David Clegg |
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18 |
Friday 3 June 2011 @
14h30 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
1 SRW |
Steven Bonkolo the Shark Spotter |
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17 |
Thursday 2 June 2011
@ 16h30 |
off Fish Hoek Bay |
1 whale |
Stuart Tewson |
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16 |
Wednesday 1 June
2011 @ 09h29 |
far out Fish Hoek Bay |
Dolphins
aplenty |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
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15 |
Thursday 26 May 2011
@ 08h22 |
off Glencairn Quarry |
Dolphins
aplenty |
Chad Chapman the
photo journalist |
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14 |
Thursday 26 May 2011
@ 07h44 |
far out Fish Hoek Bay |
Dolphins
aplenty |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
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13 |
Sunday 22 May 2011 @
10h20 |
far out Fish Hoek Bay |
whales |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
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12 |
Saturday 21 May 2011
@ 16h00 |
Roman Rock Lighthouse, Simon’s Town |
1 x Bryde |
Noel Dryden Dymond whilst out on “Easy
Rider” |
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11 |
Saturday 21 May 2011
@ 11h05 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
Dolphins
aplenty |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
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10 |
Saturday 21 May 2011
@ 10h30 |
Near the wreck of
SAS Fleur |
Pod of 5
Orcas and a calf |
Kyle of Down South
Scuba Muizenberg whilst out on a
diving lesson |
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9 |
Friday 20 May 2011 @
16h00 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
2 SRWs |
Jean Newport of Fish Hoek Valley Museum |
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8 |
Thursday 19 May 2011
@ 08h00 |
far off Kalk Bay |
2 SRWs |
Fiona |
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7 |
Tuesday 17 May 2011
@ 14h00 |
very close to the
rocks below the Glencairn view-site |
2 SRWs |
Lorraine whilst on
the road – her maiden sighting
for this season |
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6 |
Sunday 15 May 2011 |
Cape Point |
Pod of
60 Short-Finned Pilot Whales – adults and juveniles and 100
Dusky Dolphins close by |
Chris & Monique
Fallows |
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5 |
Friday 6 May 2011 @
16h00 |
off Rhodes Cottage
Museum, Muizenberg |
1 whale |
Kelly via Rose |
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4 |
Friday 6 May 2011 @
09h00 – 10h00 |
mid Fish Hoek Bay |
Dolphins
aplenty – two schools – one close in, the other far out |
Sean Steyn from the viewing site at Golden River Spur,
Fish Hoek |
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3 |
Friday 6 May 2011 @
08h40 |
off Rhodes Cottage
Museum, Muizenberg |
2 SRW |
Marilyn Downes |
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2 |
Friday 6 May 2011 @
08h00 - 08h30 |
off Danger Beach, St
James |
2 SRW |
David and Jane Clegg
; Patrick Morris |
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000 |
Tuesday 3 May 2011 @
09h00 |
Fish Hoek Beach |
1 x
large Porcupine scuttled onto the beach and took refuge in amongst the rocks
on Jager’s Walk |
Andy Dunlop |
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1 |
Tuesday 3 May 2011 @
14h00 |
North of Glencairn beach |
1 SRW |
Luiz of the Fish Hoek Hospice Shop |
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PRE SEASON SIGHTINGS 2011 |
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Nr |
DATE |
PLACE |
ESTIMATED NUMBER & SPECIES
SPOTTED |
SPOTTER/ SOURCE |
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9 |
Thursday 28 April
2011 @ 08h59 |
mid |
2 SRW |
Shirley Heydenrych |
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8 |
Wednesday 27 April
2011@ 18h15 |
off North Battery
Simon’s Town |
1 SRW Says Kim
“I kayaked past a Southern Right on Wednesday evening
at about 18:15 off the North Battery Simon's town. It was keeping a low
profile and only gave itself away when it blew about 80m away - which
gave me a great big happy fright”. |
Kim Kruyshaar of Scenic South web
site |
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7 |
Easter Tuesday 26
April 2011 @ 13h30 – 13h45 |
off |
2 SRW |
Renee of Echo
Terrace; Jo; Shirley Sisson of |
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6 |
Easter Sunday 24
April 2011 @ 10h00 (Note that this
report was received on Thursday 28
April) |
near St James |
2 whales |
Rose whilst on her
way north |
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5 |
Sunday 17 April 2011
@ 09h00 |
far out |
A large
school of dolphins |
Morning swimmers |
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000 |
Sunday 2 March 201 |
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A White Shark
estimated at 4.5m in lemgth executed a perfect
breach whilst taking a seal directly in front of the lightouse.
It returned another three times resulting in the beach being closed for the
most of the day of the day |
Shark Spotters and Marie Sudlow |
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4 |
Sunday 13 March 2011 @ 11h00 (Argus Cycle Tour) |
off and also off Muizenberg |
A large school of
dolphins (200?) and 2 x Orcas |
Andre ; Karen J. |
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3 |
Saturday 5 March @ 12h00 |
between off Simon’s Town |
1 SRW (V-shaped blow) |
B.T. Nelson |
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2 |
Saturday 5 February 2011 @ 19h40 |
off Fisherman’s
Beach Simon’s Town |
4 Brydes |
Heather |
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1 |
Wednesday 5 January 2010 @ 06h00 – 07h30 - 10h50 – 13h15 |
later further out
mid bay |
2 Brydes and dolphins Initially there was
no description of the species and they appeared to be Humpbacks. However Mrs Nan Rice
of the Disentanglement Network pointed out that they were probably Bryde Whales as they feed on the same fish as the
dolphins. Note: A shark was spotted
off the Sailing Club at 07h30 and the siren sounded. |
Norman and Lucia of Central4U Self Catering, Fish Hoek ; Jo (who reckons they were Humpbacks) ; Elmien of Bayside On (who also says that they were Humpbacks) |
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