12s Orca Pod | Shetland Islands
Following on just one day after our amazing close encounter with the 27s orca pod in Shetland we see a different pod - the 12s! The 12s pod are a pod of orca/killer whales which we have seen before off mainland Scotland. The pod is very distinctive as it has three huge bulls and a female named 'Breagha' or '12' with two notches out of her dorsal fin. Breagha was the first orca/killer whale to be matched between Iceland and Scotland and she was first identified in 1987 making her over 40 years old!
The 12s pod are a Scottish/Icelandic pod who are known to travel between the two areas, often being seen around Scotland in summer months. We first saw the 12s off the north east coast of Caithness, Scotland where we followed them for the whole day as they were heading north up the coast, often coming in close to shore making for great encounters! It was nice to see the 12s pod in a different location this year up in Shetland, although a little further away. The pod had initially been seen off the island of Yell, heading south where we caught with them off the north east coast of Shetland mainland.
The pod stayed fairly far out, over the other side of the sound where they were heading into the island of Whalsay. After seeing the pod head further south we decided to take a chance and get the ferry over the Bressay to see if we could catch up with them again.
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Date recorded: Summer 2024
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