All recorded Loch Ness sightings in 2023 – and exactly what they witnessed
Official Loch Ness Monster sightings may only stand at nine this year but it's red tape and not a lack belief in Nessie behind the downturn in reports.
There were just a handful recorded by the Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register and the total is fewer than half of 2021's total but fear not Nessie fans... people haven't stopped searching. Numbers are down because in the past few years there has been a tightening-up of the criteria over webcam sightings - not because people have given up hope that the creature of Scottish folklore doesn't exist.
Most of the sightings came in August, with the last in October. The register records every one, and it is often supported by photos and videos. Here is what has been reported throughout 2023 and the words of those who think they've seen something in the water that the world needs to know about.
The hunt for the Loch Ness Monster goes on (The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register)
But reports are down since 2021 because of tight new rules (The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register)October 7
Sash Lake, visiting from Wiltshire, reported that at 12.20pm "I was leaving Drumnadrochit on a coach, admiring the view while the coach was driving past the Loch. It started to rain and a light fog rolled in, my view/ vision was partly limited due to the trees alongside the Loch, but something caught my eye for approximately five seconds and made me jump out of my skin, I saw a huge black mass/ hump in the middle of the Loch, roughly the size of a double decker bus.
October 3
Richard Story, visiting from Wigton was on the high walk from Fort Augustus to Invergarry when he reported seeing a creature swim from the bank to the centre of the loch at 10.45am. It then disappeared and then reappeared. He took some pictures and a video.
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August 31
Fiona Wade, visiting the area, reported seeing something similar to that which was reported by Alastair Gray. She said "It was almost identical to that seen on Saturday and probably in a very similar location, I might add that I was not aware of this sighting on Saturday until returning home this evening. It initially looked like a periscope but then two curved areas followed, it was moving and about half way out in the Loch looking roughly over to mid way between Foyers and Whitebridge.
August 27
At 11.26am on the 27th of August, Siobhan Janaway, who lives locally, reported "There was something causing turmoil in the water off Foyers point then it coalesced into a single object moving at speed just under the surface causing at least a 20m white wake" She confirmed that there were no boats near the location.
August 26
Alastair Gray, taking part in the LNE search, reported that at 3.20pm that he saw something unusual half way across the loch from his position near Invermoriston. Mr Gray, a cilvil servant, reported seeing three odd and seemingly connected shapes where one part was sticking out of the water at 45 degrees with two other humps going up and own as if it was moving.
August 17
Steve Valentine visiting from Urmston in Manchester was on holiday with his family when he saw something from the Deepscan boat as they were returning from a tour at around 1pm. He said " I just saw a black shape in the water. It was when we were returning to the dock near to Urquhart Castle. I lost sight of it when the boat turned, but managed to get a quick photo from a distance."
June 15
Etienne Camel, a pharmacist from Lyon and his wife Eliane were visiting Loch Ness and claimed to have spotted 65 ft-long dark shape moving just beneath the surface of the water for several minutes. They were taking pictures from the west side of the loch near Invermoriston when they took a series of three pictures
May 31
Ceci, visiting from the USA, caught on camera the object below at 3.15pm. The sighting of the unexplained object lasted a number of minutes.
April 5
Francesca McGarvey from Paisley was visiting with her mum and dad when she saw something in the loch at 11.52am. She descrbed being in their car 2-3 miles north of Invermoriston, driving south towards Fort Augustus at around 48mph, when she saw a dark shape emerge from the water, travelling north toward Urquhart castle. She said there were humps seen, possibly like back of a whale and about the length of two saloon cars - about 20 feet in total. It stayed above surface whilst moving for about 30 seconds.
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