On the 11th of July 2024, 77 long-finned pilot whales stranded on Tresness Beach on the Isle of Sanday in Orkney. This is thought to be the largest mass stranding event in Scotland since 1995. When the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) medics arrived at the scene, they found t
It has been an incredible week for wildlife in Cardigan Bay! The Sea Watch team were treated to an amazing minke whale sighting on 20th June, 2024, exactly one year after the first reported minke whale sighting in the bay in a decade. The team were conducting a line transect survey, t
As part of our membership scheme we produce monthly bulletins and quarterly magazines to keep our members up to date with the latest conservation news, sightings and our research. In December’s SeaWatcher magazine, our Director, Peter rounded up some conservation news stories fr