Oban bay whale

wully · Post by **wully** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 10:17 pm

Folks in Oban are reporting sightings of a whale, thought to be a sperm whale, in Oban bay...

It's a couple of days early.

Post by **Nick** » Sat Mar 30, 2013 11:19 pm

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It was either a humpback or a fin whale. Most likely a humpback, though these flukes look a bit like a fin:

Post by **Nick** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:02 am

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Still there.

Another pic from today:

Apparently confirmed as a humpback.

Gardenshed · Post by **Gardenshed** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:51 am

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g ... t-21994076

The Beeb say it is a sperm whale.

Maybe everyone is wrong and its Nessie on Spring Break

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