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Orca Spotted Around UK and Ireland Coastline this Summer

2/8/2012

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UK orca have been in the news as recently as last month:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-19011369 

14 orca were sighted "swimming around the harbour" at John O'Groats in Scotland in July, less than a month ago! 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2175302/Visitors-14-killer-whales-whale-time-coast-John-OGroats-unprecedented-sighting.html 

Swimmers encounter orca between Ullapool on the Scottish mainland and Lewis in the Western Isles in June:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-18607596 

Orca were spotted in the Summer Isles off the coast of Scotland in June:
http://www.stornowaygazette.co.uk/news/local-headlines/surprise-orca-visit-to-summer-isles-1-2365226 

Orca sighted off the Irish coast in June. Check out the video footage captured by Donegal fishermen: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-18369270 

In June of this year, locals at Thurso and Scrabster got an incredible treat with an unusually close encounter with 5 orca - just 5m from shore! 
http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/orca-scrabster.html 
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