May 30, 2023 by Juliet Maxted We started the day with 2 harbour porpoise off John O’Groats harbour at 07:43. Harbour porpoise were again seen at Duncansby Head at 13:44, at Dunnet Head at 16:04 and a further 2 Harbour porpoise were seen on the afternoon John o’ Groats ferry. 1 Risso’s dolphin was also […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
May 29, 2023 by Juliet Maxted Day 2 of Orca Watch 2023 was another busy day for everyone! Merch is selling quickly and it’s great to see people out and about wearing our new design and with our stickers on their cars! Our volunteers are quickly becoming experts with conducting marine mammal surveys and getting […]
May 28, 2023 by Juiliet Maxted Orca Watch 2023 Kicks Off with a Bang! The first day of Orca Watch 2023 was a roaring success! Our merchandise is flying off the shelves, and our volunteers are already hard at work conducting watches and collecting important data. Volunteer Yentl conducting a watch on the John o’ […]
May 23, 2023 by Hannah Carstens As interns, we were given the fortunate privilege to attend a field necropsy on a stranded sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus). The adult female was found on Porth Neigwl (Hell’s Mouth) Beach on the south coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales at around 8 a.m. on Sunday, 8 May […]
May 23, 2023 By Claudia Afeltra cies Number Location Behaviour Direction 27/05/2023 14:38 Minke whale 1 The Trinkie, Wick North 27/05/2023 16:50 Orca 2 Thurso Bay, Caithness Milling East 27/05/2023 18:50 Orca 5 Peedie Sands, Caithness 28/05/2023 07:56 Orca Unknown Dunbeath Bay, Caithness 28/05/2023 08:51 Harbour Porpoise 1 Thurso, Caithness 28/05/2023 10:22 Minke whale 2 […]
Apr 28, 2023 By Jospeh Lloyd-West For years the word ‘shark’ has been inseparable in the minds of the public from the words ‘shark attack’. When sharks are mentioned, I would not be surprised if the first image in your mind was that of the attacks featured in ‘Jaws’, or the silhouette of a dorsal […]
Feb 24, 2023 By Katie Baker Our work at Sea Watch Foundation would not be possible without our dedicated team of volunteers. We have various home-based volunteers helping with sightings, social media and helping us to keep organised! Rachael has been writing blog posts and helping run our Twitter since September last year. Some of […]
Nov 25, 2022 by Rachel Anderson Over time, cetaceans have become highly adapted to their surroundings and the challenges that the underwater environment can bring. As with many other animals, communication is essential in the social structure of different species and is specifically important in activities such as foraging, reproduction and avoiding predators, but also […]
Oct 21, 2022 By: Rachel Anderson You may have seen in recent news the devastating mass stranding events occurring in New Zealand and Tasmania within the past month. In a space of only three weeks and in three separate instances, a total of approximately 700 pilot whales were washed up ashore (McClure, 2022). Cetacean strandings […]
Oct 5, 2022 By: Rachael Anderson In recent years, climate change has become an increasingly widespread topic of conversation among social and mainstream media. With powerful imagery from global protests around the world and an increase of destructive and severe weather reports emerging onto our screens; recent events have encouraged a gradual shift in public […]