Pam Birley of Leistershire England has regularly photographed this harbour seal which she named 6-spot , since 2008.. Their lifespan is 25-30 years.
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- 6-spot – first photographed at Race Rocks in 2008
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Sleepy sea lion
Weather
Light cloud cover this morning and mostly sunny in the afternoon. Wind was variable – light in the early morning picking up towards the afternoon to as high as 16kts @ 17:00. Barometer was up a little to ~1012hPA. Forecast is for winds steadying between 10-15kts, and a chance of showers this evening and Sunday.
Boats in the reserve
15 Pleasure vessels, one of which was fishing in the reserve. After failed attempts to make contact on VHF16, DFO will be notified. There were also 3 tour boats and trawler activity around the reserve.
Ecological happenings
- New Californian Sea Lion tag sighted (C733) – no photo yet
- Two gulls spotted with broken wings
- Harbour seal hanging out close to RR docks
No visitors today.
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- 6-spot the Harbour Seal
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- Harbour seal close to dock
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- Canada goose
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- Californian catching the afternoon sun
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- Fishing in the reserve
6-spot the Harbour seal Observed at RR since 2008
6-spot the harbour seal observed by Pam Birley on the rock by the jetty October 9, 2015
A record for long term observation has occurred with Pam Birley of Lesteshiire England observing over a period of 7 years a certain harbour seal she named 6-spot because of the distinctive markings. Oddly enough she often gets an image of it from the remote camera 5 in the fall as it lies on the same flat rock near the Jetty. You can see some of her other observations of it at https://www.racerocks.ca/pam-birley-photo-records/
Pam sent the picture with the note: “Hi Garry, YES….it is 6-spot !!!! I got a good clear view this morning as it lay basking below Cam 5. Here is a picture. First seen 2008 I believe, that makes it seven years !!! I love it !!!! Pam