{"id":14,"date":"2006-08-10T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2006-08-10T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.scubadog.co.uk\/?p=14"},"modified":"2012-05-24T14:35:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-24T14:35:59","slug":"14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.scubadog.co.uk\/?p=14","title":{"rendered":"News – Scotland – Edinburgh – Rare whale causes a stir in the Forth"},"content":{"rendered":"

>Scotsman.com News – Scotland – Edinburgh – Rare whale causes a stir in the Forth<\/a>: “The sighting of the humpback follows that of a fin whale, the world’s second largest creature, near North Berwick last month. That was followed by reports of an unidentified large whale off the coast at Dunbar last week.<\/p>\n

The sightings are attracting extra visitors to North Berwick and the Seabird Centre in the hope of catching a glimpse of a whale.<\/p>\n

The summer’s warm weather is said to be attracting creatures such as sand eels to the Firth of Forth and whales are following to feed.<\/p>\n

Wildlife experts said spotting a humpback whale in the Forth was extremely unusual. Only one other sighting has been reported in recent years.<\/p>\n

Linda Dalgleish, marketing manager of the Scottish Seabird Centre, said: ‘We often see minke whales in the Forth, but this is the first year in a long time that we have seen creatures like the fin whale or the Humpback. It is very exciting that these creatures are coming to the Forth.<\/p>\n

‘There is very little doubt that it was a humpback whale. They are very easy to identify because of their long, white flippers.<\/p>\n

‘The last time we saw a humpback in the Forth was about three years ago – but that was the first anyone could remember in a long time. I was told by a whale expert that you are more likely to see a lion walking down Princes Street than to see a humpback whale in the Forth.<\/p>\n

‘We have had a lot of inquiries at the centre from people who have come hoping to see one of the rarer whales. It is fantastic people are taking such an interest.’<\/p>\n

The rescue operation on Tuesday involved a dozen volunteers with more on stand-by.<\/p>\n

Sue White, who monitors whale sightings for the British Divers Marine Life Rescue, said: ‘The whale may have been there feeding and come in a little too close to the shore for its size. There has been a lot of whale activity in the area this year, which must be because there is a lot of food stocks in the Forth at the momen”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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