You might be surprised to learn that you can spot humpback whales, bottlenose dolphins and harbour porpoises all off the coast of Fife.
That's why veteran whale watcher Ronnie Mackie is encouraging others to get involved, spotting, logging and recording cetacean sightings across the Kingdom's coastline.
Ronnie, who used to run the Kinghorn Ecology Centre before his retirement, has been using his keen eyes (and a handy pair of binoculars) to scout the waters around Fife for whales and dolphins for over 40 years.
Over the decades, Ronnie has been privileged enough to witness orcas, sei whales and sperm whales from the comfort of dry land.
Ronnie said: "A lot of people say I'm lucky, but the truth is I spend a lot of time looking, and a lot of time not seeing anything!
"The more time you spend out there, the more you will see. You don't need fancy binoculars or an expensive camera, just something decent and reliable."
Ronnie is a regular contributor to a Facebook group called Forth Marine Mammals, where amateur wildlife enthusiasts share sightings and pictures of cetaceans all around Fife and the Lothians. They now have over 11,000 members who regularly report whenever they spot something in the water.
He said that when the word goes out on the page, there can sometimes be up to 200 people who turn up hoping to see one of the amazing animals.
Members of the group also help to record and log sightings for the WDC Whale Watch network, who monitor cetacean populations around Scotland.
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