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Orca Watch 2025!

Orca Watch 2025 is officially over! There were a total of 14 Orca sightings, and a total of 225 marine animal sightings throughout the week.

For more information on what we’ve be getting up to, head here!

Image of the 169’s off The Trinkie, Wick, Scotland on Saturday 26th May 2025. Image taken by Kris Simpson.

Exciting updates to streamline UK sightings data are here! We’ve launched a centralised system, updated the sightings submission page, and introduced a new recent sightings map. Discover all the new features and what’s coming next in our full article.

Or head straight over to our newly updated recent sightings page or sightings form



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News and Articles

Over 200 Marine Mammal Sightings During Orca Watch 2025!

Jun 13, 2025
by Harriet Goodchild
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Orca Watch 2025
Orca Watch 2025 was the 12th year running this event, this year between the 24th of May to the 1st of June. During this time, trained volunteers surveyed from land and sea across the North of Scotland
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Orca Watch 2025 Has Officially Begun

May 31, 2025
by Harriet Goodchild
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Orca Watch 2025
Orca Watch 2025 has officially begun. The Sea Watch Foundation team are in John O’ Groats, Caithness, Scotland, to hold this 10-day event from the 24th of May to the 1st of June. Orca Watch has been r
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Streamlining UK Sightings Data at Sea Watch

Dec 02, 2024
by Claudia Afeltra
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At Sea Watch, we collect sightings data from a variety of sources, including our online sightings form, the Sea Watch app, emails, and separate datasets that we either produce ourselves or receive fro
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