News / Scottish News Sightings of killer whales in Moray Firth as orca pod head for North Sea By Reporter May 13, 2018, 9:00 am An orca (Getty Images) Get a weekly round-up of stories from The Sunday Post: Thank you for signing up to our Sunday Post newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up SEA life enthusiasts have been treated to a rare sighting of killer whales off the north-east coast. Seven orcas were spotted in the Moray Firth as they swam towards the North Sea. The pod was spotted by Sea Watch Foundation spotter Alan Airey – who contacted tour operator North 58 Sea Adventures to get a closer look. North 58 operations director Pippa Low said: “We managed to identify this pod as one that has come down from the Iceland area. “We are certainly seeing them more and more often.” Last month a pod was spotted in the Clyde Estuary. Onlookers amazed as killer whales enjoy lunch on the upper Firth of Clyde Enjoy the convenience of having The Sunday Post delivered as a digital ePaper straight to your smartphone, tablet or computer. Subscribe for only £5.49 a month and enjoy all the benefits of the printed paper as a digital replica. Subscribe More from The Sunday Post Orca calf stranded in Canadian lagoon will be airlifted out, rescuers say Pod of killer whales trapped in drift ice off northern Japan ‘escapes safely’
