We seem to have had a busy summer with Orcas & not very much else….

3rd June - 4 Orcas Sandside Bay, Mull Head

6th June - Approx 8 Orcas feeding off Hoxa Head

7th June - Pod of 6 Orcas feeding in Birsay Bay

12th June - 2 Bottlenose Dolphins very rare , Deerness

16th June - Orcas Barrier No.4 heading North

26th June - Orcas in Birsay Bay, Otter at Skipi Geo hunting from the rocks

11th July - Orcas at point of Ness Stromness

15th July - 4 Orcas at Burwick, South Ronaldsay

21st July - Pod of Orcas Breckness heading south into the Flow & a pod of Orcas at Marwick heading North

15th August - Minke Whale off the Brough of Birsay

Well here we go the Orcas are here…

18th May - A pod of Orcas in Scapa Flow

19th May - x6 Orcas seen from the John o’groats ferry 1 half miles south of Lother rock

25th May - A pod of Orcas in Scapa Flow

3oth May - A pod of Orcas off the Brough of Birsay to the north side around 2pm. We didn’t see them!!

We are keeping our fingers crossed that we will see plenty of marine life this year!…

Even though we know Otters aren’t marine we would like to tell you that whilst Roger was out fishing back in March one evening he was accompanied by 2 adult Otters over Finstown way. They were in & out of the water & he had some great views but sadly no photographs! 

5th April - A pod of Orcas were seen in Eynhallow sound, Evie