Jun 2, 2021 By: Robin Petch WelcometoDay5ofOrcaWatch2021 After Monday’s thrilling sightings of the new calf for the 12s Pod spotted in Shetland, both yesterday and today have been pretty quiet so far. I’m delighted to say however that we do have some news to share so read on to find out more! OrcaWatchLiveSpecial!Tonight@7:30pm Meet the […]
Monthly Archives: October 2025
Jun 2, 2021 Orcasand5otherspecieshavealreadybeenseenduringthefirstfourdaysofOrcaWatch2021whichrunsuntilSunday6thJune. This year’s annual Orca Watch event (with a difference) kicked off this week on the 29th May. The event would usually see scores of wildlife watchers, volunteers, and tourists flock to north-east Scotland to assist in the surveying and observation of one of our most charismatic UK marine mammals, the orca, alongside […]
Jun 1, 2021 By: Robin Petch WelcometoDay4ofOrcaWatch2021 Yesterday was a very exciting day and we have some great news to share! Today however has been a very quiet so far so let’s hope for some more action before the day is out! The big news was that the 12s group were spotted in multiple locations […]
May 31, 2021 By: Robin Petch We’re off to a great start despite some poor visibility due to fog in places and the Orca Watch Breaking News Sightings Page already outlines some fabulous encounters here! We also have a Verified Sightings Page which features sightings already entered into the National Sightings Database here. Every evening of course we have […]
May 30, 2021 By: Robin Petch The first sightings are coming in and will feature first on our Breaking News Sightings page here. As they are verified and we receive full information, they will be added to our Orca Watch Sightings Page here. Orca! Shared by Christina Worth, photograph by Robert Foubister, taken 28/05/21 Throughout the week […]
May 29, 2021 By: Sherie News has surfaced from New Zealand this month of an unusual interspecies occurrence. A female bottlenose dolphin has been found to have seemingly adopted a very young pilot whale calf. Although unusual, this is not the first reported case of interspecies adoptions, and we will cover some other known cases […]
May 29, 2021 By: Robin Petch Welcome to the first official day of Orca Watch 2021 and my first blog piece for the event! The first sightings are already in and will be added to our Orca Watch Sightings Page at www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/orca-watch-2021-sightings-data/ later. Throughout the week you can find the latest sightings here, read my daily blog […]
May 18, 2021 By: Jay This is the latest post in a series which will look at recent advancements, discoveries and trends in the study of whales and dolphins. We here at Sea Watch believe strongly in the free sharing and dissemination of scientific literature and want to give you, our loyal members, the breakdown […]
May 10, 2021 By: Lucy Within the last few weeks, a ground-breaking new interdisciplinary project was launched that made headline news: Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initative). An ambitious collaboration between marine scientists, linguists, and engineers, Project CETI will attempt to solve a mystery which has intrigued scientists around the world – what are whales saying […]
May 6, 2021 By: Emma On land, it is easy to identify and recognise the signs of Spring. We start by waking up each morning to an increasingly early sunrise, accompanied by the gorgeous Dawn Chorus. Outside we are welcomed by blossoms, bumblebees and swallows. But what about along our coastlines? What seasonal changes take […]