Two killer whales have been spotted off the Cornish coast.
Experts believe this is the first sighting of the UK’s only resident population of killer whales travelling this far south.
They were spotted on Wednesday by members of Cornwall Wildlife Trust off the west coast, near the Minack Theatre.
The pair, named John Coe and Aquarius, were identified by the shape and notches of their dorsal fins and patches of colouration near their eyes and on their backs.
John Coe is one of two killer whales photographed off the west coast of Cornwall (Will McEnery/PA)
Abby Crosby, marine conservation officer at Cornwall Wildlife Trust, said: “Photographs validated the record and identified these rare and beautiful individuals as John Coe and Aquarius.