Crowds delighted as humpback whales spotted in Firth of Forth

Humpback whales have been spotted again in the Firth of Forth.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Feb 2019, 11:55 BST
Updated 28th Feb 2019, 12:57 BST

This article contains affiliate links. We may earn a small commission on items purchased through this article, but that does not affect our editorial judgement.

Humpback whales spotted in the Forth this week. Picture: Forth Marine MammalsHumpback whales spotted in the Forth this week. Picture: Forth Marine Mammals
Humpback whales spotted in the Forth this week. Picture: Forth Marine Mammals

A large whale and a smaller one, thought to be a mother and calf, were spotted off the coast of Kinghorn in Fife.

Read More
Humpback whales - where can you see them from?

The pair were seen just a few hundred yards from Pettycur Harbour, on Wednesday.

Humpback whales were also spotted last year. Picture: Adrian Plumb, TSPLHumpback whales were also spotted last year. Picture: Adrian Plumb, TSPL
Humpback whales were also spotted last year. Picture: Adrian Plumb, TSPL
Hide Ad
Hide Ad

A crowd of people gathered to watch the whales and more are expected at the weekend in anticipation of more sightings.

Humpback whales can grow to more than 40ft in size and their presence off the Fife coast in the early months of 2017 and 2018 drew plenty of visitors.

Ronnie Mackie, a founder of the Forth Marine Mammals group, told the Dundee Courier he had been waiting for the humpback whales coming back to the Forth since November.

It is not yet known whether the bigger of the mammals is the same humpback whale, nicknamed Sonny, which has visited the Forth to feed for two years running.

Join our Facebook group Our Edinburgh to share images and news from and around the Capital

Related topics:FifeKinghorn