http://www.byronbaywhalewatching.com.au whale watching Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:58:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On Wednesday afternoon we were fortunate to see a Southern Right whale pass just to the east of Julian Rocks. Whilst most Southern Rights migrate to their birthing and breeding grounds off the coast of southern Australia, there is a small rarely seen population that migrates up the east coast. http://www.byronbaywhalewatching.com.au/2008/07/southern-right-whale-visits-byron-bay/ Southern Cross University has recorded record numbers of Humpback whales passing Cape Byron during the two week census starting last week. Last Wednesday 107 whales were counted breaking all previous records. This was bettered on Friday with 110 whales recorded passing the cape. So far it has been a great start to ... http://www.byronbaywhalewatching.com.au/2008/06/record-numbers-passing-cape-byron/ It’s only the end of April and already the first humpback whale sightings were recorded off Cape Byron. That is fantastic news and with the beautiful weather we have been having over the last week it looks like a great autumn in Byron Bay. http://www.byronbaywhalewatching.com.au/2008/04/humpback-whale-season-starts-early-in-byron-bay/