Basic Information
| Species: | Minke Whale |
| Location: |
Marine drive. From Arches to pigeon stream |
| Date: | October 8, 2017 |
| Time: | 13:05 |
| Duration: | 200 |
| Confidence of Sighting: | Definite |
| Observer: | Bill & Sue Whittaker, Carol Woodall |
Age & Behaviour
| Total: | 5 |
| Adults: | 4 |
| Juveniles: | 1 |
| Behaviour 1: | Feeding or foraging |
| Behaviour 2: | Fast swim or porpoising |
| Behaviour 3: | Not recorded |
Bearing & Location
| Sea State: | 1 – Slight ripples, no whitecaps |
| Direction: | Variable |
| Bearing: | |
| Range: | 1000 |
| Latitude Degrees: | 54 |
| Latitude Minutes: | 7.832 |
| Longitude Degrees: | 4 |
| Longitude Minutes: | 4 |
Additional Information
| Photos / Video: | |
| Other Information: |
5 seen at one time. Over 3 hours continuous sightings over wide area. Closest approx 600 meters, but rest were further out, between 1000 and 2000 meters. (We were watching from just south of Arches) |