Watch out for killer whales as John O’Groats set to be base of Orca Watch 2024

Wildlife watchers are gearing up to look out for orcas and other marine creatures around the Caithness coast at a special event.

Orca Watch 2024 will be based at the library at the John O’Groats Inn for 10 days from May 25, with watches taking places around the coastline.

The event also covers the coast of north Sutherland, Orkney and Shetland, with sightings being fed into a citizen science project.

Organised by Sea Watch Foundation, last year’s Orca Watch saw 56 recorded orca sightings, with a total of 260 marine mammals noted including orcas, harbour porpoises, Risso’s dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, minke whales, grey seals, and harbour seals.