Source : Perth Now news
Tourists visiting Loch Ness in Scotland have reported seeing a “head and tail” in the water while another pair claim to have seen a “strange shadow”.
The Official Loch Ness Monster Sightings Register has recorded two mire sightings to bring this year’s total number of Nessie spots up to 13 with John and Jamie Wallace claiming to have possibly encountered the fabled beast on July 27.
Their report to the organisation stated: “27 July 2026 – John and Jamie Wallace, visiting from Renfrewshire, took a picture of a strange shadow in the water at 10.46am. They say there as nothing above the water.”
Another recorded sighting came from a family who were visiting from New Zealand and claim to have seen a head and a tail in the water back in January.
Their report states: “12 January 2026. The Gott family, visiting from New Zealand spotted a black head followed by a long tail near the Clansman Hotel at around 1pm. They said there was no boat activity at the time.”
The additions bring the total sightings in 2026 up to 13 – meaning this year has already eclipsed 2025’s total of six in-person sightings while there were only three recorded in 2024.
The surge in sightings for 2026 comes after experts previously warned a lack of reports could mean Nessie may have met her death. According to the Daily Star newspaper, Rob Long, from the Loch Ness Exploration [LNE] team said: “There is a real fear for her as it normally is not this long that we go without a single glimpse. “Normally people from our team will see her but so far, none of us have. Others have claimed to but we have not seen waters this quiet.
“The viewings have gotten less over the years, but never this scarce for us. Despite the lack of viewings, 2024 was the year we got the most definitive proof that Nessie exists – with the sonar recordings among the best we have ever got.”
He went on to add: “So although the viewings were scarce, they were of better quality. Now there’s nothing. “Nessie has been there, we all know it, but she is clearly getting wise to people looking for her. We also think she is being put off from additional activity in the loch, such as people wanting to try cold water swimming.”
