Sea Watch said May was a peak time to see orcas, or killer whales.
Six different species were seen during the weekend exercise by Sea Watch volunteers.
The sighting of sperm whales off Scotland's north-west coast in winter has been described as "extraordinary" by research charity Sea Watch.
However, they were identified as sperm whales by Nick Davies, who runs Gairloch-based Hebridean Whale Cruises and is involved in a Sea Watch project.
Sea Watch said the work would involve an area of sea between Caithness and Orkney where offshore marine renewable energy is to be installed next year.
Sea Watch said groups of sperm whales had been seen off Scotland in the summer, but it was unusual for them to be spotted at this time of year.
Dr Peter Evans, from the Sea Watch Foundation, said it might have been a case of a severe telling off due to the two to three day old calf wandering too far away.
Yet stand by the sea and watch the irregularity of its edge, and you begin to doubt.
Watch sea cucumbers dance and crabs scurry amongst deep corals?
Though the industry itself has improved dramatically over the past 50 years, leading manufacturers like Shanghai Watch and Sea-Gull have found it difficult to shake their low-cost associations.
Next, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park offers spectacular hiking and, if you are lucky, a chance to watch live lava flow into the sea.
Next to them, a young couple lock in embrace and watch how the sliding sun paints the sea red.
After one last long afternoon on the island sands, we return to dine on a mezze feast at Lodos restaurant, then stroll to watch the sun set out over the sea.
Instead many sail or swim or kayak, eat barbequed suppers on the beach, hit the nearby north shore hiking trails, listen to buskers on waterfront terraces, or simply lounge with a beer or two - fully clothed or otherwise - and watch the sun slip quietly into the sea.
And when we go back to the sea -- whether it is to sail or to watch it -- we are going back from whence we came.
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Only then are we allowed to watch as "Ahab dropped a tear into the sea" and talks about the young wife he has left behind, the "desolation of solitude" his life has been.
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From our vessel, which is part of a 40-watercraft flotilla of paddleboards, pleasure craft and dinghies, we watch 35-foot waves crash and clatter, mixing sea spray with diesel fumes.
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On Brighton's Palace Pier, where the Noble Organisation has invested in a dazzling array of slot machines and fairground rides, entry is free, as are deckchairs in which to sit and watch the sights of London-by-the-sea.
Still, Republicans are starting to get their sea legs after spending months of serious soul-searching and having to watch the likes of Palin, Steele and conservative radio talk-show host Rush Limbaugh dominate the news cycle -- for all the wrong reasons.
But Falmouth Coastguard Watch Manager James Instance said people had been leaping from cliffs into the sea for generations.
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For hours we might sit and watch coverage of one of the political conventions from the 1960s or raw video of sea gulls flying over Long Island Sound.
Colin Griffiths, the duty watch manager at Solent Coastguard, advised people not to attempt to rescue their dogs from the sea.
If chosen to participate in this program, youngsters can expect long days filled with watch standing, cooking, cleaning, navigating, and learning how to maintain this traveling classroom at sea.
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For the Arctic ice melt to make sense, all you have to do is watch this YouTube video, from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which shows the puny extent of sea ice in 2012 compared with the historical average.
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