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Huge fin whale filmed off Welsh coast
Fin whales can reach about twenty-seven metres, and a marine ecologist says this one should in theory have migrated already; it kept feeding anyway.
Watch it as it aired: Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on this story, from Coffee Talk at 9:56 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are BBC's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by BBC: “Huge fin whale filmed off Welsh coast”, with reporting from Yahoo News and 10bmnews.com.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 9:56 AM ET on Coffee Talk, by Vera Bullock, Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Welsh.
- BBN covered this story before: Cardiff-accent Marvel villain draws fan reaction ahead of VisionQuest (October 15).
The real story
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- BBCHuge fin whale filmed off Welsh coast
- Yahoo NewsMoment giant fin whale's huge mouth engulfs thousands of gallons of water October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
- 10bmnews.comMoment giant fin whale caught feeding on off Pembrokeshire coast - 10bmnews.com October 20, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA drone off the Welsh coast filmed a fin whale lunge feeding.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRhys Morgan shot it, and the whale is about twenty-four metres long and weighs up to seventy tonnes.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwenty-four metres! I can't even park my hatchback in one go, and this whale is doing lunges.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMorgan says he'd seen fin whales do this before but never got it on camera. That's every creator's story.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou see the thing for years, then the one day you're filming, it happens.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorDr Marianna Chimienti at Bangor University called it a rare and fortunate encounter.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe also said that in theory, the whale should have migrated by now.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorOh, I love that for the whale. Maybe it just likes it there, and the calendar can wait.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentIt's the guest who says they're leaving and then starts a new conversation by the front door.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt was eating.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorHank, more warmth. This is a gentle sea giant, and you're reading it like a parking ticket.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's a gentle sea giant.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMorgan said it makes you feel very small out there. Same, when the whale's the one with a drone footage career.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSeventy tonnes, and it's the only one on this couch with a reason to still be here.
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