Sperm whale dies in Scotland

2025, April 9. Scotland, Ettrick Bay, on the Isle of Bute, Firth of Clyde. A 14 meter long cachalot (sperm whale) that was seen in shallow water on April 8 has stranded and died.

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Black dolphins (Pilot whales) stranded in UK waters Updated: 20241003

Thirty British Divers Marine Life Rescue members are trying to rescue nine pilot whales stranded in the Swale estuary near Sittingbourne off the Kent coast. The pod has become trapped on mudflats. Specialist equipment is being used to get across 1.2km of mud to reach the whales. Near Ferry House. Will give updates later. Update: 20241003. Seven whales have died.

Swale Estuary: Four whales dead after washing up on Kent coast (bbc.com)

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The below picture is of a fireball captured during its flight on September 17. It is one of many seen across Europe is the last couple of months. This particuar one was travelling north to south.

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Strandings, inner solar system comet, airburst and new fireball detection for southern skies. Updated 20240801 - Meteor in English Channel

2024, July 26. Scotland, Orkney, Bay Of Tuquoy on Westray. Three Risso’s dolphins were saved from a beach. It comes just weeks after the island group was the scene of one of Britain's worst cetacean strandings. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), ferried to the island by Kirkwall Lifeboat.

Dolphins saved from Orkney beach weeks after mass whale deaths on neighbouring island - Scottish Daily Express

2024, July 26. Western Australia, Binningup Beach, south of Perth. Dead juvanile Humpback.

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2024, July 28. Comet, Inner Solar System. Comet Tsunchinshan – ATLAS (C/2023A3) Might be falling apart before reaching perihelion around September.

2024, July 28. English Channel, Celtic Sea. Meteor. Velocity: 66 km/s. Duration: 5.42 sec. Coordinates: (49.78, -0.67) (50.46, -5.46). Range: 350km. Altitude: 120 – 118 km.  

Bright comet coming this fall might be falling apart. Why some astronomers haven’t lost hope (msn.com)

2024, July 30. Mid Pacific. Airburst. Coordinates: ( -6.7, -124). e = 2.7, -e= 0.095. Altitude: 39 km. Velocity: 14.6 km/s.

The southern hemisphere has an extension of fireball detection. FRIPON-Andino is the name of the extension of the FRIPON network to the Andean states Chile, Argentina, and Peru. This is crucial for the detection of these events in the southern skies.

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Three Risso's Dolphins saved in Scotland.