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A pod of orcas swim just off the coast of East Orkney this week
Credit: Graham Campbell
The average Briton’s closest encounter with an orca might once have been through the film Free Willy.
But the majestic killer whale is increasingly being spotted in the UK, with a major citizen science project identifying three new “pods” that are present near the north coast of Scotland year-round.
The orcas are thought to be living off the area’s healthy seal population, with a Scottish government study launched to examine their diets and movement patterns.
PhD student Julia Sutherland, of the University of St Andrews, began her work last September and will spend four years examining the orcas’ habits.
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Photographer captures incredible images of Orca off north-east coast
Updated: May 1, 2021, 7:34 pm
© Supplied by Nick Collins
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Nick Collins took this series of images off the coast of Newtonhill yesterday evening.
The eight-orca pod was seen travelling north, with others reportedly spotting them off Newburgh a couple of hours later.
Picture by Nick Collins
Nick said: “I saw them around 7.45pm at Newtonhill after being alerted by social media as they had been seen at Stonehaven bay.
“People turned out to see them along the coast heading up to Aberdeen, including Muchalls, Newtonhill, Portlethen and Doonies.”
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