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
