2018 Cetacean Sighting Log Sighting Date Time Where Nearest Town Number Species From Shore Behaviour Comments ID # 12/12/2018 10.00-10.20 Aldinga Beach Road Port Willunga 1 Unidentified 300 Metres Loafing, Tail Slapping, Travelling Whale was seen from the end of Aldinga Beach 2018681 Road slowly moving in the direction of Snapper Point and Port Willunga. 04/12/2018 19:00 Stokes Bay Emu Bay 2 Southern Right Whale 200 Metres Circling, Loafing, Playing, Tail Lifting, From the submitted details provided ... it appears 2018682 Breaching, Body Rolling, Travelling, this 'may' likely be the last sighting of the mother Diving, Circling & calf pair (Winkulari & Ringkari) before leaving our coast heading off on their migration South. We'd love to hear from anyone else whom may have seen the pair offshore Yorke Peninsula or Kangaroo Island during the 1st week of December! 30/11/2018 08.45-09.15 Between Couch Beach Corney Point 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Circling, Loafing, Travelling Winkulari & Ringkari, mother & calf pair, Second 2018679 and Leven Beach sighting of Winkulari & Ringkari at Yorke Peninsula shows they have been sticking very close to shore… last seen travelling in the direction of Corny Point. The calf ‘Ringkari’ is 11 weeks old today! Last seen travelling in direction of Corny Point. Anyone who knows people who live on the Yorke Peninsula coast, can you please get them to keep eye out for the whales and report sightings ASAP. 29/11/2018 12:30 Port Minlacowie Boat Hardwicke Bay 2 Southern Right Whale 200 Metres Loafing, Tail Lifting, Body Rolling Whales were confirmed as being Winkulari & 2018680 Ramp Ringkari (Encounter Bay 2018 mother & calf pair). Last reported sighting Lower Eyre Peninsula 26th Nov confirms whales travelled approx 133 kms across Spencer Gulf to Port Minlacowie Boat Ramp when they ‘popped up’ in front of a fishing boat! 26/11/2018 13.3 Cape Donnington/ Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Loafing 'Winkulari' & 'Ringkari' sighted during the 2018676 September Beach afternoon… message received at 1:30pm. 24/11/2018 16.30-19.15 Sleaford Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Spy Hopping, Winkulari & Ringkari continued to be observed at 2018675 Flipper Slapping, Body Rolling Sleaford Bay from 4.30-7.15pm and were last noted out from Wanna Sandhills. 24/11/2018 15:00 Lone Pine Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 800 Metres Circling, Travelling 2018674 24/11/2018 12 Sleaford Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Tail Lifting, Our special mother & calf pair Winkulari & 2018672 Flipper Slapping, Body Rolling, Circling Ringkari were yet once again observed at Sleaford Bay. 24/11/2018 9.3 O’Sullivan Beach Port Stanvac 1 Humpback Whale 1 Kilometres Diving One humpback sighted 1km West from shore 2018677 (1km East of vessel). 23/11/2018 15:30 Sleaford Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 200 Metres Spy Hopping, Flipper Slapping, Circling 2018671 20/11/2018 14:15 Lone Pine Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 1200 Metres Spy Hopping, Flipper Slapping, Winkulari and Ringkari ... rolling, flipper lifts and 2018670 Body Rolling Winkulari doing headlifts. 18/11/2018 16.45-19.15 Sleaford Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Loafing This special mother & calf pair Winkulari & 2018668 Ringkari were again observed out from Lone Pine. They eventually moved across out from Wreck Beach. #1 Sighting Date Time Where Nearest Town Number Species From Shore Behaviour Comments ID # 15/11/2018 11.2 September Beach Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 80 Metres Loafing, Travelling CC pair 'Winkulari' & 'Ringkari' sighted at 2018669 September Beach! 15/11/2018 9 Cape Donnington Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 50 Metres Travelling 'Winkulari' & 'Ringkari' sighted at 11am o" point 2018666 Lighthouse at Cape Donnington Lighthouse. 14/11/2018 15.2 Tulka (bottom part of Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 150-200 Metres Loafing 'Winkulari' & 'Ringkari' sighted at 3.20pm close 2018665 Proper Bay) to Tulka (bottom part of Proper Bay) approx 150-200m o" shore. 14/11/2018 08.00-11.20 Proper Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 200 Metres Loafing, Playing, Travelling CC pair 'Winkulari' & 'Ringkari' have been 2018664 spotted at Proper Bay. 12/11/2018 10:00 Point Boston Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Circling, Loafing, Playing, Tail Slapping, CC pair 'Winkulari' & 'Ringkari' sighted at Point 2018663 Flipper Slapping, Body Rolling, Boston near Pt Lincoln. The whales were very Head Lifts, Travelling, Diving close to shore. 11/11/2018 19:30 Port Lincoln Jetty Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Tail Lifting, Winkulari and Ringkari sighted at Port Lincoln 2018662 Flipper Slapping, Head Lifts Jetty. 11/11/2018 17.15 Boston Bay, Port Lincoln Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Travelling Winkulari & Ringkari were again sighted back o" 2018661 the wharf at 5.15pm. 11/11/2018 16.5 Richardson Rd, Boston Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Loafing The CC pair Winkulari & Ringkari were sighted 2018660 Bay 100m o" the wharf at 4.50pm. 11/11/2018 15:30 Boston Bay - Port Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 100 Metres Blowing, Circling, Tail Lifting, Head Lifts, Mother & calf very close to shore by the Slipway. 2018667 Lincoln Travelling, Diving 11/11/2018 14.1 Port Lincoln Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 200 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Travelling Winkulari & Ringkari observed by local pilot at 2018658 between Wharf and Kirton Point Jetty at 14.10. 11/11/2018 12.00-14.40 Port Lincoln Jetty Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 150 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Playing, Travelling Mother & calf pair Winkulari & Ringkari were very 2018657 playful near the jetty for several hours, then 14.40 headed West. 11/11/2018 11.30-13.00 Port Lincoln Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 150 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Playing, Tail Lifting, Winkulari & Ringkari o" the wharf at Port Lincoln. 2018659 Breaching 11/11/2018 11.3 Boston Bay, Port Lincoln Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 150 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Playing, Tail Lifting, More exciting news … mother & calf pair 2018656 Breaching Winkulari & Ringkari have been sighted again in Boston Bay, Port Lincoln. 09/11/2018 09:00 Louth Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 250 Metres Blowing, Circling, Loafing, Playing, This is very exciting news … our very special 2018655 Body Rolling, Head Lifts, Travelling, mother & calf pair Winkulari & Ringkari have been Diving, Circling sighted again! After leaving Encounter Bay Thursday evening (1st Nov), the pair were spotted again o" Cape Jervis the following afternoon (Fri 2nd Nov). ‘Ringkari’ is now 8 weeks old and it’s encouraging to see how much she has grown, significantly improving her chances of survival on their long migration south. 08/11/2018 07:00-09.30 Point Warna at Louth Bay Port Lincoln 2 Southern Right Whale 250 Metres Loafing, Playing Special mother & calf pair Winkulari & Ringkari 2018673 videoed by spotter for 2.5 hrs. #2 Sighting Date Time Where Nearest Town Number Species From Shore Behaviour Comments ID # 02/11/2018 14.00-14.30 Just South of Cape Cape Jervis 2 Southern Right Whale 100-400 Metres Flipper Slapping, Body Rolling, Photos provided by whale spotters at Cape 2018652 Jervis Breakwater Travelling, Diving Jervis allowed us to compare with photos taken by whale spotters here in Encounter Bay. Photos of calf 'Ringkari taken at Cape Jervis on 2nd Nov matched the images taken here in Encounter Bay. This confirms that the CC pair are Winkulari & Ringkari! 01/11/2018 19:00 - 20:45 West Island Victor Harbor 2 Southern Right Whale 700 Metres Blowing, Circling, Loafing, Body Rolling, 2018654 Head Lifts, Diving 01/11/2018 19.2 Kings Beach Victor Harbor 2 Southern Right Whale 800 Metres Loafing, Head Lifts, Travelling Winkulari and Ringkari in sighted loafing in front 2018651 of West Island near - near the huts. 01/11/2018 17.00, 14.00, Kings Beach / West Victor Harbor 2 Southern Right Whale 200-400 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Tail Lifting, Breaching, Winkulari and Ringkari are back! They have been 2018650 12.30 Island Body Rolling, Head Lifts sighted 200m - 400m out from Kings Beach Road. 01/11/2018 13 Kings Beach. Victor Harbor 2 Southern Right Whale 250 Metres Spy Hopping, Circling Winkulari and Ringkari are back - Sighted 2018649 250mtrs from Kings Beach. 01/11/2018 8 West Island-King's Head- Victor Harbor 2 Southern Right Whale 200 to 600 Metres Blowing, Loafing, Playing, Tail Lifting, 2018653 King Beach. metres Breaching, Body Rolling, Head Lifts, Travelling 12/10/2018 17.45 Middleton Point. Middleton 2 Southern Right Whale 1300 Metres Loafing Winkulari and Ringkari sighted loafing 1300 mtrs 2018648 south west of Middleton Point. 12/10/2018 13.5 Middleton Point. Middleton 2 Southern Right Whale 1000 Metres Loafing Winkulari and Ringkari sighted 1000 mtrs from 2018647 Middleton Point. 12/10/2018 12.2 Basham Beach. Port Elliot 2 Southern Right Whale 1200 Metres Travelling Winkulari and Ringkari sighted 1200 mtrs of 2018646 Basham Beach travelling east. 12/10/2018 9.4 Miami Blvd Carpark. Middleton 2 Southern Right Whale 1200 Metres Loafing, Travelling Winkulari and Ringkari sighted 1200 mtrs of 2018645 Miami Blvd - appears to be travelling west and being very elusive this morning. 11/10/2018 16.1 Boettcher Rd - Middleton Middleton 2 Southern Right Whale 1500 Metres Loafing Winkulari and Ringkari sighted loafing 1500 mtrs 2018644 of Boettcher Rd. 11/10/2018 14.2 Boettcher Rd - Middleton Middleton 2 Southern Right Whale 1200 mtrs Metres Travelling Winkulari and Ringkari were sighted 1200 mtrs 2018643 Southwest of Boettcher Rd (south of Skye Ave) travelling in a westerly direction.