Killer whales spotted off of Cornwall

[sandymere 8,261]

i could do without them  popping up next to me board.......................

[steve66 3,085]

15 hours ago, Nicepix said:

I was fishing off my kayak off Flamborough in 2008 when the local tourist boat came close and one of the crew shouted that they had seen a pod of Orca at the north side. I Thought they were taking the pi$$ but it was in the local paper the next day. A Geordie l used to work with who had worked on a fishing boat said that they were regular visitors to that area. Apparently they feed  on football supporters who have been chased into the sea by pit men.

Seen a humpback whale off flamborough last year , love to see an orca 

[Neal 1,787]

One of the kids in an Infant school class I was teaching in Portsmouth a few years ago said there was a great white shark in the Solent. I humoured them, assuming they were making it up, but it was in the local news a day or so later.

[Greb147 6,808]

24 minutes ago, sandymere said:

i could do without them  popping up next to me board.......................

You'll be fine, no know attacks on humans from wild killer whales as far as I know.

[Neal 1,787]

3 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

You'll be fine, no know attacks on humans from wild killer whales as far as I know.

Touch wood!

[sandymere 8,261]

27 minutes ago, Greb147 said:

You'll be fine, no know attacks on humans from wild killer whales as far as I know.

Not something I'd fancy researching 1st hand 

[Greb147 6,808]

Just now, sandymere said:

Not something I'd fancy researching 1st hand 

You'd go down in history mate, something folk can tell your grandkids.

[Waz 4,204]

1 hour ago, Rusty2 said:

Orcas now that's great. Cornwall defo the nicest part of Wales and one of the nicest parts of the uk. 

your geography !

[Lenmcharristar 9,180]

6 hours ago, Greyman said:

They said on the telly it is Britain’s only resident pod of orca, but first time seen this far south so probably is mate

Could be, class species, the most dominant species in the ocean

[Nicepix 5,650]

6 hours ago, steve66 said:

Seen a humpback whale off flamborough last year , love to see an orca 

Not when you are sat on a 14 foot kayak half a mile offshore you don't!

[steve66 3,085]

5 hours ago, Nicepix said:

Not when you are sat on a 14 foot kayak half a mile offshore you don't!

point taken , would be a twitchy bum moment lol

[Neal 1,787]

16 hours ago, Nicepix said:

Not when you are sat on a 14 foot kayak half a mile offshore you don't!

There's a book by Mike Tomkies (the bloke who wrote several books about living in the Highlands) about when he lived in Alaska or Canada (can't remember which) when he had a similar experience. Out on the water in a kayak or small rowing boat and suddenly realised he was surrounded by orcas and thought oh dear, my time could be up here but they just popped up to take a look and then left him alone.

[Greyman 25,258]

23 hours ago, sandymere said:

i could do without them  popping up next to me board.......................

Don’t worry even they would find you distasteful and spit you out,

[white van man 3,187]

Been looking into it a bit. They reckon it’s a pod that is usually up in Scotland.  I’m glad it’s bad weather down there at the moment or every man and his dog would be out in their powerboats trying to find them. Seen a few things whilst sea kayaking but never an orca. 

[Nicepix 5,650]

37 minutes ago, Neal said:

There's a book by Mike Tomkies (the bloke who wrote several books about living in the Highlands) about when he lived in Alaska or Canada (can't remember which) when he had a similar experience. Out on the water in a kayak or small rowing boat and suddenly realised he was surrounded by orcas and thought oh dear, my time could be up here but they just popped up to take a look and then left him alone.

I can think of safer laxatives