Magnus the wandering walrus swaps Scotland for Norway

A young walrus who became something of a celebrity as he toured the Scottish coastline has now crossed the North Sea and arrived in Norway.

The young male - who was given the name Magnus - was first spotted at the Orkney island of Stronsay last month.

He then appeared around the north east of Scotland in Lossiemouth, Macduff, Fraserburgh, Findochty and Hopeman.

People in Norway have now been sharing photographs of Magnus taking it easy, more than 300 miles (483km) away.

Walruses are occasional visitors to UK shores, with sightings increasing in recent years.

One theory is that this is due to the loss of sea ice habitats in the Arctic.

This particular walrus is estimated to be about 8ft (2.5m) long.

His antics in Scotland kept crowds amused, including scratching against metal posts and rolling off into the water while asleep, before departing.

In Norway, Åge Jakobsen said: "We went out to Buerholmen to look for and photograph the walrus Magnus who is staying there.

"It was a little different to take pictures of one of the birds I usually do - didn't seem like it would fly away."

He said the walrus looked "really tired" after the journey across the North Sea.

Jakobsen said Magnus appeared to have a "great time in the sun on the floating dock".

Experts have said the young male is likely to be "just exploring".

A walrus appeared in North Ronaldsay, Orkney's northernmost island, in 2013.

Another was spotted at same island before heading a bit further south and resting on the island of Sanday in 2018.