A rare beaked whale found washed up on Redhead Beach will be buried in landfill, NSW National Parks and Wildlife have confirmed.
The whale, believed to have died at sea, is part of a rare group of whales that are notoriously difficult to find and spot.
On average, just one beaked whale is found washed up along the entire coast of NSW every year.
Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA) volunteers arrived at the scene to find the whale had perished and do not believe anything untoward has occurred.
National Parks and Wildlife said samples were taken from the carcass, which will now go to landfill.
ORRCA spokeswoman Shona Lorigan said on Tuesday morning the whale was a rare find.
"A whale like this causes great excitement, given they are so rare and not much is known about them," she said.
"ORRCA will measure, detail and photograph and hopefully help us learn a lot more about this kind of whale."
It's the second marine life to wash up at Redhead in a matter of months, with a 3.5m Dolphin found back in August.
