Seeing cetaceans in unusual circumstances (1 Viewer)

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Allen S. Moore

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• Oct 23, 2014

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I was on Faial in the Azores at the start of September. I left the island on the 5th, flying out from Horta Airport in early evening. Sitting at the departure gate I frequently looked out to sea with my binoculars to spot passing Cory's shearwaters. At one stage 4 dolphins swam past. Has anyone else seen cetaceans from an airport departure gate or in other unusual circumstances?

 

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tyson

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• Oct 24, 2014

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I had a large whale from a plane flying over Crete. 38000ft up.

My wife saw 2 dolphins when we were on our descent on a plane landing at Drake Bay, Costa Rica.

That's it I think

 

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Allen S. Moore

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• Oct 24, 2014

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tyson said:

I had a large whale from a plane flying over Crete. 38000ft up.

My wife saw 2 dolphins when we were on our descent on a plane landing at Drake Bay, Costa Rica.

That's it I think

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Tyson,

Thanks. I often wonder if cetaceans can be seen from aircraft cruising high up, but have never seen any myself. Your observations give me hope!

Allen

 

kitefarrago

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• Oct 24, 2014

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I've seen Belugas from the air, flying into Anchorage, Alaska. However, at that point we were pretty low; it was a smallish aircraft (scheduled internal flight).

Andrea

 

Farnboro John

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• Oct 24, 2014

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I British-ticked Minke Whale from a Piper Aztec en route Glasgow-Benbecula, and I once had a Risso's Dolphin surface below the Skybus.

Realistically you do need to be fairly low to have a chance of a sighting, let alone an ID. The first instance was from about 5,000 feet and the Skybus was at 1500 or less.

John

 

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Ian Hay

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• Nov 3, 2014

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Dottlenose dolphin, White Beaked Dolphin, Minkie Whale and Humpback Whale all from the corner of my eye whilst driving on my commute. Other road users beware!!!! Bottlenose Dolphin 3 times from the train (only taken that route 8 times in total) first time nearly pulled the emergancy cord.

Ian

 

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Ian Hay

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• Nov 3, 2014

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ps i don't do spelling

 

Farnboro John

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• Nov 3, 2014

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Ian Hay said:

ps i don't do spelling

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I thought it might be catching pipefish.

John

 

lewis20126

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• Nov 3, 2014

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IN 1993, birding at Kosi Tappu at the end of one of the earth berms sticking out into the river; I heard a loud "PFFFFFFFFF", turned around in time to see a Ganges River Dolphin surface within 10 yards of the bank. The first (and only?) time I've picked up a cetacean by sound.

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