Notes & RecoRds it is not unusual for this species with similar numbers reported in 2008 (4), 2009 (3) and 2012 (3), however it was of concern that five of these strandings occurred during a two week Mammals period between 11 December and 25 December 2014. During 2015, seven records of stranded Records from the Irish Whale and Cuvier’s Beaked Whales were received with Dolphin Group for 2015 four of these records were of carcasses in poor condition reported in January and are likely to The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) have died around the same time as the strandings Stranding Scheme operates throughout the year reported in December and thus associated and around the entire coastline of the island of with this stranding peak, but may have taken Ireland (Northern Ireland and the Republic of slightly longer to wash ashore due to different Ireland). Records were received from the IWDG environmental conditions. It is unprecedented to Stranding Network, IWDG members and from have nine stranding records of this species in less National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) than two months and important to note that this Conservation Rangers, Northern Ireland does not take into account animals which died at Environment Agency staff and members of the sea but didn’t wash ashore or stranded but went public. The majority of records were submitted unreported. There were two records of Sowerby’s either through e-mail or by telephone and in beaked whale and four Sperm whale records, 2015, 95 % of records were accompanied by a both deep diving species but these numbers were photograph, an increase from 2014 with 91 % of consistent with previous years. Another typically records. IWDG acknowledges funding from the offshore, deep-diving species is the Long-Finned NPWS in support of the scheme. Pilot Whale which was reported on 16 occasions, All records below have been submitted with which was consistent with 2014. adequate documentation and/or photographs The number of live strandings, which had to put species identification beyond doubt. The increased in 2012 from 22 to 30 in 2013 and length is a linear measurement from the tip of the 28 in 2014 remained at a relatively high level in beak to the fork in the tail fin. 2015 with 27 records received which represents In 2015, we received a total of 175 stranding 15.4 %. Most (n=20) live strandings were of records, 43 records less than the peak in 2013 individuals but seven involved two or more (n=218) but very similar to the numbers recorded animals. Species recorded as mass stranding in 2011, 2012 and 2014 (Fig. 1), which suggests were Common Dolphins (n=4), Long-finned that 2013 was indeed a year with a high number Pilot Whales (n=1), Striped dolphins (n=1) and of strandings rather than reflecting an increasing unidentified dolphin species (n=1) – unusually, trend. these figures are the exact same as in 2014. Similar to previous years the Short-beaked Common Dolphins accounted for 13 (48 %) of Common Dolphin (n=64) and Harbour Porpoise live stranding records in 2015 compared to 11 (n=24) were the most frequently stranded species. (39 %) in 2014 and 15 (50 %) in 2013. Other Thirteen of these Common Dolphins were live species recorded as live stranding in 2015 were strandings, up from ten in 2014. In 2014, there Unidentified dolphin/porpoise (n=5), Striped had been six records of stranded Cuvier’s Beaked Dolphin (n=3), Atlantic White-Sided Dolphin Whales in Ireland. While this was a high number (n=2), Long-finned Pilot Whale (n=1), Sowerby’s

Figure 1. Number of published stranding records over the last 10 years (2006-2015).

68 Irish Naturalists’ Journal Vol. 36 Part 1 Notes & Records Beaked Whale (n=1), Minke Whale (n=1) and Myra Collins. Common or Striped dolphin (n=1). Sowerby’s (North Sea) Beaked Whale Fin Whale Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby, 1804 Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) Female. 5 m. Cloghane, Co. Kerry (Q531119), Female. 12 m. Floating offshore, Kells, Co. Kerry 3 July 2015. Probably the mother of a calf (V558892), 17 January 2015. Rosemary Hill, which live stranded nearby on the same day. Simon O’Shea, Andrew Field, Kieran Griffin, Louise Overy. Antoinette Giovanelli, Paddy Fenton. Unsexed. 1.2 m. Live stranded and died at Female. 12.9 m. Portstewart, Co. Derry Cloghane, Co. Kerry (Q526131), 3 July 2015. (C806367), 5 October 2015. Suzanne Beck, Probably the calf of an adult female which was Dr. W. Crozier. found dead on the same day. Louise Overy. Minke Whale Sperm Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata Lacépède, 1804 Physeter macrocephalus Linnaeus, 1758 Unsexed. 2.5 m. Kilshannig, Maharees, Co. Kerry Unsexed. 12 m. Doonbeg, Co. Clare (Q975672), (Q628200), 18 January 2015. Peter Green. 15 January 2015. Simon Berrow, Rob Unsexed. 3.5 m. Live stranded and died in the Hopkins. Kenmare River, Co. Kerry (V927711), 3 April Unsexed. 10 m. Cross Point, Mullet Peninsula, 2015. Henk Offereins, Mike Donovan, Celine Co. Mayo (F640308), 12 April 2015. Caroline O’Connell, Scott Rawson, Cloe Snoek. Tuffy, Lucy Weir, Chris Sweeney. Female. 4 m. Live stranded and died at Myroe, Male. 16 m. Cloonagh, Lislary, Co. Sligo Limavady, Co. Derry (C625270), 29 May (G592475), 26 May 2015. Don Cotton, Paul 2015. Gary Burrows, Ian Irvine, Tracy Platt, Rippon, James Hanrahan, Rosaleen Scanlon, Joe Breen (DOENI). Conall Calleary, Mattie Loughlin, Damien Female. 7 m. Narin Beach, Portnoo, Co. Donegal Henry. (G709992), 6 June 2015. Harvey Kinsella, Male. 13.4 m. Magheroarty, Co. Donegal Emer Magee, Brid Greene. (B891333), 18 June 2015. Gareth Doherty, Female. 7.93 m. Hayes’ Hole, Liscannor, Co. Judit Keleman, Reuben O’Conluain, David Clare (R023879), 11 August 2015. Isabel Knowles. Baker, Dolphinwatch Carrigaholt, Rene Cusack, Rod Gallivan, Elena Skelly. Pygmy Sperm Whale Male. 6.4 m. Omey Island, Co. Galway Kogia breviceps (De Blainville, 1838) (L562563), 25 November 2015. Shay Unsexed. Unmeasured. Aasleagh, Killary Fennelly, Cathal O’Malley, Mike Enright, Harbour, Co. Mayo (L881628), 2 October Pádraic Fogarty, Jane Stark. 2015. Liam Gavin. Cuvier’s Beaked (Goosebeak) Whale Harbour Porpoise Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823 Phocoena phocoena (Linnaeus, 1758) Unsexed. 6 m. Port Caman, Malin Head, Co. Male. 1.6 m. Horse Island, , Co. Clare Donegal (C411550), 6 January 2015. Rory (Q718467), 3 January 2015. Simon Berrow, McIntyre, Gordon Fallis. Tom McInerney, Sue Magee. Unsexed. 5.5 m. Ballybunion, Co. Kerry Unsexed. Unmeasured. Ballybrannigan, Co. (Q853383), 22 January 2015. Joanne (W916615), 4 January 2015. Frances O’Brien, Leanne Doran, Finola Mulvihill. Gallagher, Pat Smiddy, Conor Sheppard, Unsexed. c.8 m. Bertraw, Clew Bay, Co. Mayo Kieran Stack. (L892831), 23 January 2015. Michael Unsexed. 1.5 m. Querrin, Shannon Estuary, Co. O’Sullivan. Clare (Q910530), 16 January 2015. Simon Unsexed. 3.5 m. Banna Strand, Co. Kerry Berrow, Geraldine Lynch. (Q748222), 30 January 2015. Aidan Duggan, Unsexed. Unmeasured. Fenit, Co. Kerry Marian Dee, Kevin Lawlor, John Moriarty. (Q725153), 17 January 2015. Judy Walsh. Female. 6.6 m. Mulranny, Co. Mayo (L839960), Male. 1.53 m. Banna Strand, Co. Kerry 5 March 2015. Shay Fennelly, Gerry Rogers, (Q740192), 24 January 2015. Marguerite John Enright, Mike Callaghan, Brendan Wallace, Mick O’Connell. Rogers. Unsexed. 0.8 m. Kilbaha, Loop Head, Co. Clare Unsexed. 6 m. Keel, , Co. Mayo (Q738481), 13 February 2015. Carsten (F633043), 14 April 2015. Sorsha Kennedy. Krieger. Female. 4 m. Doughmore, Doonbeg, Co. Clare Female. 1.3 m. Bantry, Co. Cork (V990487), (Q988680), 29 December 2015. John Collins, 23 February 2015. Clare Heardman, Mike

Irish Naturalists’ Journal Vol. 36 Part 1 69 Notes & Records Sammon. 8 March 2015. Colin Barnes. Male. 1.35 m. Keem Bay, Achill Island, Co. Mayo Unsexed. Unmeasured. Lahinch, Co. Clare (F560041), 16 March 2015. Tom Honeyman, (R083884), 14 March 2015. Peter Conroy. Shay Fennelly, Laoise Kelly, Sorsha Kennedy. Male. 4.6 m. Ross Bay, Loop Head, Co. Clare Unsexed. 1.5 m. Clonea, Dungarvan, Co. (Q732499), 17 March 2015. Simon Berrow, Waterford (X320941), 27 March 2015. Carsten Krieger. Nathan Burke. Female. 4.3 m. White Strand, Milltown Malbay, Unsexed. 1.3 m. Tullan Strand, Bundoran, Co. Co. Clare (R039805), 29 March 2015. Simon Donegal (G827612), 5 April 2015. Rossa Berrow, Martha Mullarney, Wayne Timmons, Meade, Darren Craig. Georgina Johnston, Guillaume Lauton, Female. 1.4 m. Tramore, Co. Waterford Michael Meade, James Quinn, John Brown. (S600006), 6 April 2015. Clare Scott, Leah Unsexed. Unmeasured. Floating offshore near Burgess. The Wild Bank, Dingle Bay, Co. Kerry Female. 1.61 m. Waterville, Co. Kerry (V309925), 16 April 2015. Britta Wilkens. (V496666), 15 April 2015. Rosemary Hill, Male. 4.5 m. Floating offshore near Lemon Rock, Lucy Hunt, Eleanor Turner. St. Finian’s Bay, Co. Kerry (V306641), 22 Unsexed. 1.24 m. Dingle Harbour, Co. Kerry May 2015. Dave O’Connor. (Q425002), 1 May 2015. Nick Massett. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Kilkee, Co. Clare Female. 1.3 m. Donabate, Co. Dublin (Q883609), 28 May 2015. Simon Berrow, (O245476), 3 May 2015. Aoife Foley, David Peter Roche. Waller. Unsexed. 4.5 m. Clifden, Co. Galway (L633509), Unsexed. 0.8 m. Whitepark Bay, Co. Antrim 21 June 2015. Dirk Van Hecke, Marleen (D022443), 19 June 2015. John O’Boyle. L’Ecluse. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Carne, Co. Wexford Male. 4 m. Ballywhoriskey, Co. Donegal (T129065), 3 July 2015. Patricia Killalea, (C156443), 12 July 2015. Justin Judge, Orla Kevin McCormick. McLaughlin. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Skerries, Co. Dublin Unsexed. Unmeasured. Achill, Co. Mayo (O258606), 7 July 2015. Emer Mullane. (F702100), 15 July 2015. James Clancy. Unsexed. 1.2 m. Rossnowlagh, Co. Donegal Male. 5 m. Inishkea North, Co. Mayo (F560235), (G863675), 12 July 2015. Justin Judge. 15 July 2015. Dave Suddaby. Male. 1.36 m. Crosshaven, Co. Cork Unsexed. Unmeasured. Three animals live (W796613), 17 July 2015. Gema Hernandez- stranded at Gowlane, Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry Milian, Kieran Healy, Ben O’Dwyer, Seán (Q552123). Refloated, attempted restranding McGabhann. at Brandon Pier but again refloated and not Unsexed. Unmeasured. Carlingford, Co. Louth seen again. Louise Overy, Paddy O’Dwyer, (J189117), 30 July 2015. Brendan McSherry, Aoife Dowd, Brian Murphy. Brian McCabe. Male. 3.5 m. Waterville, Co. Kerry (V491667), 1 Male. 1.2 m. Loher, Waterville, Co. Kerry November 2015. Lucy Hunt. (V501655), 31 July 2015. Rosemary Hill. Female. 3.2 m. Camp, Co. Kerry (Q660114), 20 Female. 1.43 m. Ballycroneen, Ballybrannigan, November 2015. Paddy O’Dwyer, Dorothy Co. Cork (W923616), 13 October 2015. Pat Byrne, Liam O’Connor, Christine O’Connor, Smiddy. Paddy Fenton. Unsexed. 1.28 m. Cromane, Co. Kerry (V697982), 24 October 2015. Seán (Great) Killer Whale (Orca) O’Callaghan. Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758) Male. 1.75 m. Ballyhealy, Co. Wexford Female. 5.2 m. Saleen, Tramore Bay, Co. (T003044), 18 December 2015. Tony Murray, Waterford (S629007), 30 January 2015. Clare Kevin McCormick. Scott, Andrew Harrington, Brendan Price, Noel Kelly. Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas (Traill, 1809) White-Beaked (Whitebeak) Dolphin Male. 4.6 m. Fanore, Co. Clare (M137086), 7 Lagenorhynchus albirostris Gray, 1846 January 2015. Simon Berrow, Marie Hegarty, Female. 2.12 m. Magilligan Point, Co. Derry Jenny O’Connor, Rory Cullinane, Linda (C665391), 11 January 2015. Gary Burrows, Fitzpatrick. Ian Irvine, Tracy Platt, Alastair McKenna, Female. 4.35 m. Lough Donnell, Co. Clare Simon Pickett. (Q998708), 17 January 2015. Simon Berrow, Joe Hassett. Female. 4.6 m. Toe Head, Co. Cork (W145273),

70 Irish Naturalists’ Journal Vol. 36 Part 1 Notes & Records (Atlantic Whiteside) White-Sided Dolphin (W876602), 1 January 2015. George Delaney, Lagenorhynchus acutus Gray, 1828 Pat Casey, Mark Casey. Unsexed. 2 m. Barleycove, Co. Cork (V766254), Female. 2.01 m. Rostonstown Burrow, 20 June 2015. John Byrne, Sheena Fennell, Tacumshin, Co. Wexford (T085049), 2 Liam Fanning. January 2015. Jim Hurley, Lynn Power, Gav Unsexed. 2.5 m. Live stranded and refloated at Potter. Portsalon, , Co. Donegal (C241396), 18 Male. 2.25 m. Ballinskelligs, Co. Kerry July 2015. Monica McCard, Helen Haworth. (V433644), 4 January 2015. Rosemary Hill, Male. 2.5 m. Live stranded and died at Downings, Leonie Sheehan, Patrick Horgan. Co. Donegal (C103351), 24 July 2015. Kelly Female. 2.04 m. Moyne Bay, Shannon Estuary, Gallagher, David Knowles. Co. Clare (R025521), 7 January 2015. Simon Berrow. Risso’s Dolphin Female. 1.8 m. Fanore, Co. Clare (M137085), 10 Grampus griseus (Cuvier, 1812) January 2015. Simon Berrow, Rory Cullinane, Unsexed. 2 m. Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry (Q749277), Jenny O’Connor. 7 April 2015. Jessica Hamilton. Male. Unmeasured. Derrybeg, Gweedore, Co. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Howth, Co Dublin Donegal (B792259), 11 January 2015. Gareth (O286394), 12 June 2015. Tom Ryan, Ken Doherty. Hoffman, Gary Kelly, Aidan Moss, Justin Unsexed. Unmeasured. Carrickfinn, Co. Donegal Lawlor. (B778219), 11 January 2015. Gareth Doherty. Male. 3 m. Moll’s Gap, Rosslare Harbour, Co. Male. Unmeasured. Buninver, Derrybeg, Co. Wexford (T143120), 28 June 2015. Kevin Donegal (B806304), 11 January 2015. Gareth McCormick. Doherty. Unsexed. Unmeasured. West End, Tory Island, Striped Dolphin Co. Donegal (B840469), 12 January 2015. Stenella coeruleoalba (Meyen, 1833) Séamus Doohan. Unsexed. 1.8 m. Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry Unsexed. Unmeasured. Two animals found dead (Q738283), 1 March 2015. Brian Harty, at Dooey, Lettermacaward, Co. Donegal Jessica Hamilton. (B750027), 16 January 2015. Pat Dunleavy. Male. 0.92 m. Live stranded and died at Keel, Male. 2.26 m. Agharrow, Co. Sligo (G629494), Achill Island, Co. Mayo (F636046), 30 March 17 January 2015. Don Cotton, Elaine Cotton, 2015. Orla Calvey, Cameron Clotworthy, Michael Bell. Sorsha Kennedy. Female. 2 m. ‘The Dumps’, Brandon Bay, Co. Unsexed. 2 m. Maghery, Co. Donegal (B715091), Kerry (Q613171), 20 January 2015. Peter 20 June 2015. Emer Magee. Green, Nick Massett. Female. 2 m. Live stranded and refloated at Male. 2.36 m. Ballyteigue Burrow, Co. Wexford Beldarra, Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo (S929062), 24 January 2015. Jim Hurley, Del (F655311), 21 June 2015. Rósín Pinfield, Deakin. Susie Quinn, Lucy Bingham McAndrew. Female. 2 m. Sruhir Strand, Killadoon, Co. Mayo One Male. 1.67 m. One unsexed and unmeasured. (L746770), 26 January 2015. Eoin McGreal. Two animals live stranded and refloated at Male. Unmeasured. Drum, Mullet Peninsula, Garryvoe, Ballycotton, Co. Cork (W991659), Co. Mayo (F636289), 27 January 2015. Irene 7 July 2015. Both found dead the following O’Brien. day. Gema Hernandez-Milian, Emer Rogan, Male. 1.95 m. Doughmore, Doonbeg, Co. Clare Kevin Dwyer, Colm Ryan, Brendan Kenneelly. (Q982675), 30 January 2015. Simon Berrow, Unsexed. 1.5 m. Scraggane, Maharees, Co. Kerry Myra Collins, Chris Ted, Cathal Clarke. (Q614193), 19 September 2015. Peter Green. Male. 2.22 m. . Doughmore, Doonbeg, Co. Clare Unsexed. 2 m. Minard, Dingle, Co. Kerry (Q981674), 30 January 2015. Simon Berrow, (V555992), 28 November 2015. Seán Myra Collins, Chris Ted, Cathal Clarke. O’Callaghan. Male. 2.12 m. Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo Female. 1.5 m. Seafield, Quilty, Co. Clare (F611216), 1 February 2015. Róisín Pinfield, (Q996731), 6 December 2015. Simon Enda McKeogh. Berrow, Rónán Berrow. Female. 2.05 m. Portstewart, Co. Derry Unsexed. 2 m. Dingle Harbour, Co. Kerry (C809368), 2 February 2015. Ian Irvine, Gary (V458989), 21 December 2015. Nick Massett. Burrows. Unsexed. 2 m. Cleggan, Co. Galway (L612582), Common Dolphin 2 February 2015. Declan Hanniffy. Delphinus delphis Linnaeus, 1758 Female. 1.7 m. Ventry, Co. Kerry (Q383003), 6 Unsexed. 1.2 m. Inch Beach, Co. Cork February 2015. Nick Massett.

Irish Naturalists’ Journal Vol. 36 Part 1 71 Notes & Records Unsexed. 1.8 m. Live stranded and refloated at August 2015. Vinny Hyland, Lucy Hunt. Ardcavan, Wexford Harbour, Co. Wexford Unsexed. Unmeasured. Bantry, Co. Cork (T065236), 7 February 2015. Frank O’Brien. (V985482), 24 August 2015. Clare Heardman, Male. 1.2 m. Ballymore, Ventry, Co. Kerry Jo O’Keeffe. (V405991), 26 February 2015. Nick Massett. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Nine animals live Unsexed. 1.95 m. Ballybrannigan, Co. Cork stranded and were refloated at Elly Bay, Mullet (W912614), 2 March 2015. Pat Smiddy. Peninsula, Co. Mayo (F637255), 31 August Male. 1.92 m. Mountpill Burrow, Tomhaggard, 2015. Róisín Pinfield. Co. Wexford (T040053), 11 March 2015. Jim Male. Unmeasured. Port Arthur, Derrybeg, Co. Hurley, Mary Doyle, Deirdre Slevin. Donegal (B799280), 3 September 2015. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Donaghmore, Co. Gareth Doherty. Wexford (T212503), 16 March 2015. Jimmy Unsexed. 2.2 m. Barleycove, Co. Cork Cosgrave, Nicola Cushe, Gavin McAssey. (V764251), 13 September 2015.Shaun Rule. Unsexed. 1.55 m. St. Finian’s Bay, Ballinskelligs, Female. 2 m, unmeasured. Unsexed, unmeasured Co. Kerry (V390684), 21 March 2015. calf. Two animals live stranded and refloated Rosemary Hill, William Hunt. at , Co. Mayo (F733324), 24 Unsexed. Unmeasured. Banna Strand, Co. Kerry September 2015. Cameron Clotworthy. (Q747219), 31 March 2015. Aidan Duggan, Male. 2.2 m. Mulroog Pier, Ballinderreen, Co. Banna Inshore Rescue. Galway (M372167), 3 October 2015. Tony Unsexed. Unmeasured. Omey Island, Co. Galway O’Callaghan, Sue Clarke, Nicolas Chopin. (L564564), 8 April 2015. Colin Hannon. Unsexed. 2 m. Salterstown, Co. Louth Female. 1.5 m. Live stranded and refloated (O119936), 4 October 2015. Trudy Kerr, at Warren, Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork John Whately. (X030680), 9 April 2015. Pat Smiddy, James Unsexed. Unmeasured. Fenit, Co. Kerry Laing. (Q729152), 5 October 2015. Kevin Williams. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Lonehort, Bere Island, Male. 2 m. Live stranded and died at Carne, Co. Co. Cork (V754442), 9 April 2015. Hugh Wexford (T129069), 10 October 2015. Kevin Barry. McCormick, Edmund O’Byrne. Unsexed. Unmeasured. East Strand, Portrush, Unsexed. Unmeasured. Allihies, Co. Cork Co. Antrim (C863407), 1 May 2015. Lennie (V525422), 16 October 2015. Penny Durrell. Murdoch. Male. 2 m. Trá Bhuí, Co. Sligo (G482350), 25 Unsexed. 2 m. Keeragh Islands, Co. Wexford October 2015. Maeve Baxter. (S864059), 26 May 2015. Tony Murray. Female. Unmeasured. Live stranded and refloated Unsexed. 1.6 m. Live stranded and died at at Rathmullen, Co. Donegal (C303293), 26 Cockle Strand, Kilronan, Aran Islands, Co. October 2015. Gareth Doherty. Galway (L881086), 1 June 2015. Rónán Mac Unsexed. 2 m. Blackrock, Dundalk Bay, Co. Giollapharaic. Louth (J073033), 26 October 2015. Breffni Unsexed. Unmeasured. Four animals live Martin, Ian Cameron. stranded and refloated at Cloghane, Co. Kerry Unsexed. 2 m. Ballyheigue, Co. Kerry (Q525123), 20 June 2015. Louise Overy. (Q750274), 27 October 2015. Cathy Fisher, Female. 1.42 m. Mulroog Pier, Co. Galway Anthony Kennedy. (M364147), 8 July 2015. Tony O’Callaghan, Unsexed. 2 m and 1.2 m. Two animals found at Jim Phelan. Dundalk, Co. Louth (J074040), 31 October Unsexed. 2 m. Live stranded and refloated at 2015. Conor Lait. Magheroarty, Co. Donegal (B886336), 20 Unsexed. Unmeasured. Mountcharles, Co. July 2015. David Knowles. Donegal (G877764), 3 November 2015. Female. 2 m. Live stranded and died at Cloghane, Mirjam Barnard. Co. Kerry (Q529130), 1 August 2015. Louise Female. 2 m. head, Co. Galway Overy, Gerard Hayes. (L645638), 6 November 2015. Dermot Breen. Unsexed. 2 m. Ballykelly, Lough Foyle, Co. Derry Unsexed. 2 m. Magheraclogher, Bunbeg, Co. (C585227), 9 August 2015. Gary Burrows, Donegal (B797249), 22 November 2015. Sheena Jackson. Gareth Doherty, Richard Alcorn. Male. 2.38 m. Male. 2.24 m. Male. 2.24 m. Three Female. 1.2 m. East Strand, Portrush, Co. animals live stranded and died at Tarmons, Antrim (C861407), 23 November 2015. Gary Mullet Peninsula, Co. Mayo (F635203), 20 Burrows, Julie Brewster. August 2015. Róisín Pinfield. Male. 1 m. Kilronan, Aran Islands, Co. Galway Female adult, unmeasured and unsexed 1.6 m (L884089), 14 December 2015. Rónán Mac juvenile. Two animals live stranded and died Giollapharaic. at Sneem River, Co. Kerry (V688650), 23 Male. 1.4 m. Live stranded and refloated at

72 Irish Naturalists’ Journal Vol. 36 Part 1 Notes & Records Ardsbeg Estuary, Magheroarty, Co. Donegal Unidentified dolphin/porpoise (B899313), 19 December 2015. Gareth Unsexed. Unmeasured. Greystones, Co. Wicklow Doherty, Sarah Sayers. (O299120), 9 March 2015. Suzanna Male. 2 m. Ture Point, , Co. Donegal Murdoch. (C498283), 26 December 2015. Bren Unsexed. Unmeasured. Doolin, Co. Clare Whelan. (R057954), 4 July 2015. Justin Mahon. Unsexed. 2 m. Aillebrack, , Co. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Dingle Harbour, Co. Galway (L578426), 30 December 2015. Kerry (V458989), 15 August 2015. Ronan Dermot Breen. Haughey. Female. 1.6 m. Kilronan, Aran Islands, Co. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Three animals live Galway (L890073), 31 December 2015. stranded and died at Dooey, Lettermacaward, Rónán Mac Giollapharaic. Co. Donegal (G518855), 24 August 2015. Irish Coastguard Service, Emer Magee. Bottle-nosed Dolphin Unsexed. 2 m. Durrus, Dunmanus Bay, Co. Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) Cork (V912410), 29 August 2015. Clare Unsexed. 3 m. Trafraska, Baltimore, Co. Cork Kelly-Hoffman. (W053255), 28 February 2015. Michael Unsexed. 2 m. Live stranded and refloated at Cottrell, Alicia Ní Ghráinne. Ballycotton, Co. Cork (X001639), 30 August Female. 2 m. Old Head Beach, Louisburgh, Co. 2015. Magda Wasil. Mayo (L836824), 22 March 2015. Allison Unsexed. Unmeasured. Dunany, Dundalk Bay, Roberts, Ulrich Martin, John Phelan, Chris Co. Louth (O153922), 11 September 2015. Corr. Declan Keane. Male. Unmeasured. Garrettstown, Co. Cork Unsexed. Unmeasured. Rathlin Island, Co. (W598434), 15 June 2015. Tim Murphy. Antrim (D150503), 16 September 2015. Male. Unmeasured. Redbarn, Youghal, Co. Gary Burrows, Ruairi McCurdy. Cork (X090747), 30 June 2015. Conor Kelly, Unsexed. 1 m. Live stranded and refloated at Lavinia Mossop. Murragh, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow Unsexed. 3.2 m. Rosslare, Co. Wexford (T316945), 26 October 2015. Sahoko Blake. (T104150), 18 November 2015. Desmond Unsexed. 2 m. Live stranded and died at Ardmore, Maguire. Co. Waterford (X195782), 29 October 2015. Male. 3 m. Fermoyle, Brandon Bay, Co. Kerry Gerard Hore. (Q550124), 30 December 2015. Oonagh Unsexed. 1.58 m. Ballybrannigan, Co. Cork Duggan. (W915615), 2 November 2015. Frances Gallagher. Striped or Common Dolphin Unsexed. Unmeasured. Live stranded and Female. 2.3 m. Buninver, Derrybeg, Co. Donegal refloated at Inch Island, Lough Swilly, Co. (B807302), 10 January 2015. Gareth Doherty. Donegal (C343250), 30 December 2015. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Inisheer, Aran Islands, James Britton. Co. Galway (L937004), 24 January 2015. Paddy Crowe. Unidentified whale species Unsexed. Unmeasured. Ross, Moyard, Co. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Rossadillisk, Cleggan, Galway (L669587), 20 February 2015. Nicola Co. Galway (L572593), 14 March 2015. O’Malley. Emer Mullane. Unsexed. Unmeasured. Moy, Lahinch, Co. Clare Male. 6.5 m. Knockadoon Head, Co. Cork (R090864), 6 March 2015. Sophie Hellyer. (X040680), 11 April 2015. Pat Smiddy. Unsexed. 2 m. Rossbeigh, Co. Kerry (V645939), Unsexed. 4.4 m. Kilcummin Back Strand, Co. 22 March 2015. Bríd O’Callaghan. Mayo (G199375), 26 April 2015. Caroline Unsexed. Unmeasured. , Co. Galway Tuffy, Thomas Tappmeyer. (M131221), 8 September 2015. Mark Unsexed. 4.6 m. Rossbeg, Co. Donegal Johnson, Pauline Honor Day. (G660969), 19 June 2015. Emer Magee. Unsexed. 1.5 m. Live stranded and refloated Unsexed. 5 m. Inishgort, Clew Bay, Co. Mayo at Grattan Beach, Salthill, Co. Galway (L901877), 17 August 2015. Eoin McGreal. (M286240), 24 September 2015. Joanne Casserly, Orla Mallon. Unidentified cetacean species Male. 1.8 m. Keel, Achill Island, Co. Mayo Unsexed. Unmeasured. Skeletal remains found at (F635044), 26 September 2015. Tom Cloughey, Ards, Co. Down (J639563), 8 April Honeyman. 2015. Brian Powell.

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