Public warned to stay away from whale pod as they try and get back to sea The public are being asked to stay away from a pod of whales which are still near the coast after being rescued on Sunday. Since Tuesday night, the pilot whales have been in North Queensferry bay and do not seem to be moving. Almost 30 whales became stranded on the beaches near Anstruther and Pittenweem in Fife. Seventeen of them died despite the efforts of the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR). Ten whales were re-floated and headed out to deeper water when they tide went in at around 9pm on Sunday. Since then, they have been spotted further down the coast near Leith on Monday and around the Forth on Monday. Since Monday night they have been swimming up and down the bay area near North Queensferry. One of the pod beached and died near Leith docks. The BDMLR are warning members of the public to stay away from the animals as they try and find their way back to the deep waters of the north. If distressed, the whales could end up beached again. Gareth Norman from the BDMLR said: "The last sighting we had was that they were near Dalgety Bay before it got dark yesterday evening. "We are a bit worried that people are going too close to them in boats. We heard that they were being buzzed by someone in a speedboat yesterday. "They could unwittingly move them back