On Monday a large whale was reported off of Hamnavoe,Burra first it was identified as a Humpback Whale but other observers quickly on site confirmed it as a large Sperm whale
It then disappeared turning up in Whiteness Voe just up the coast
Then it was found further south near to Nesbister bod where it has stayed since. It has been estimated that it is over 45 feet long, these can go up to 60 feet in length.
It has a blow hole slightly to one side of the head so its very distinctive when blowing. I could easily hear this even though it was mid channel
It had been seen the night before very weak near the coast and people thought it wouldn't survive the night.
Early yesterday it was found south of the bod giving hope it would survive but again by mid morning it was well up the voe
It really should be in very deep water, not the shallower waters of this voe
Its a very rare sight to see a live Sperm whale, most are dead animals
A steady stream of visitors arrived on both sides of the voe
It had a lot of scars and markings on it skin, may be from other whales but easily could have been from coming into contact with rocks
Today the whale is still in the same area but appears stronger and moving about a lot more than earlier in the week
a short video in windy conditions
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