August 01, 2025

🐋Southern Right & Humpback

August 01, 2025/ Joel Hirsch

📅Tuesday 29 July, 2025

We received land-based sighting reports of whales in the nursery zone off Middleton & headed down to have a look with our 11am Southern Ocean Adventure tour. Unfortunately we didn’t find anything….. So, we decided to revert back to our usual tour route & head down to the Waitpinga Cliffs.

‘Lo & Behold’ we spotted a blow ahead of the boat - a Southern Right. This Southern Right put on a show, graciously diving and showing a beautiful tail fluke.

We then saw a second Whale, this time a Humpback. We were able to watch the two species together, a rare and special encounter. An awesome experience on the water experience, and goes to show that we can see whales anywhere along the Encounter Bay coastline.

The Big Duck respect & honour the ancestors & people of the Ramindjeri lakinyeri (clan) of the Ngarrindjeri Nation; on the Yarluwar-Ruwe (lands & waters) in which we operate our tours. We actively collaborate, share, preserve culture & protect ngaitji (totems).

We acknowledge the Ramindjeri & Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Yarluwar (waters) on which we meet & operate our tours. We pay deep respect to the past/present Elders & to all Aboriginal peoples.

Whale Log

🐋Southern Right & Humpback

The Big Duck Boat Tours

The Big Duck respect & honour the ancestors & people of the Ramindjeri lakinyeri (clan) of the Ngarrindjeri Nation; on the Yarluwar-Ruwe (lands & waters) in which we operate our tours. We actively collaborate, share, preserve culture & protect ngaitji (totems).

We acknowledge the Ramindjeri & Kaurna people as the Traditional Custodians of the Yarluwar (waters) on which we meet & operate our tours. We pay deep respect to the past/present Elders & to all Aboriginal peoples.