Loch Ness and the 'monster' NESSIE has a truly international reputation. Average statistics taken from recorded sightings show a very large, long-necked animal of an unknown species. Nessie is capable of moving through the water at high speeds creating a big displacement of wave and wash. Urquhart Bay, on the north side of the Loch, has produced many 'monster' sightings. Reportedly, most sightings are after 2:30PM and again after 9:30PM.