Convergence on the East Side of South Uist

Up to a hundred pilot whales have converged on Loch Carnan, on the relatively empty north-east side of South Uist. Rescuers are endeavouring to reach and re-direct them to the open waters of The Minch. Sightseers will obviously be interested. View the BBC report while the photograph above comes from an incident on the north coast of New Zealand.

Scottish Islands Explorer - where islands converge