A couple from Cornwall have filmed a “rare” and “exciting” sighting of potential orcas off of Cornwall’s coast. While unconfirmed, video footage shows a pod of animals sharing some distinct features swimming off the coast of Hayle.

Paul Ensell, from the area, said he and his wife spotted “around half a dozen” of what he believed to be orcas - sometimes referred to as killer whales - breaching during a dog walk.

The video footage, captured between Godrevy and St Ives, is quite grainy due to how zoomed in it is but shows a pod with seemingly black and white features - synonymous with the orca - breaching from the water. The last confirmed sighting of orcas in Cornwall was in 2021 which makes this a particularly exciting possibility for marine life.