The 40ft male sperm whale found dead at north shore on Wednesday was the third definite stranding on the east coast in just two weeks, prompting fears more could be on the way.
"It is a possibility," said Peter Evans, scientific director at the Sea Watch Foundation.
"But it is not unusual to see whales getting stranded at this time of year.
"They can come in after squid and we know there are quite a few squid feeding species in the North Sea at the moment."
Mr Evans said when the whales venture into our waters they often find there isn't sufficient food to survive.
It will be up to six months before test results could give an indication into why the whale at Skegness died.
Marine biologists from the Zoological Society of London visited the town on Thursday. But the whale was too decomposed to allow a post-mortem. A spokesman confirmed blood and blubber samples were taken for analysis.
East Lindsey District Council had the unenviable task of disposing of the rotting carcass, which weighed up to 40-tonne.
On Friday a 65-tonne digger was employed to drag the creature to Winthorpe, where it would eventually prove easier to load onto a lorry.
The whale was placed in a shallow grave overnight, before it was cut up into more manageable pieces at first light and taken to the Slippery Gowt landfill site near Boston.
The cost of disposing of the whale was £4,000-£5,000, which the Receiver of Wrecks will pay.

THOUSANDS of people visited the stranded whale at Skegness.
But not everyone was happy with just a look, as trophy hunters unceremoniously hacked away at parts of the creature.
Despite East Lindsey District Council stationing watchmen at the site until nightfall people visited the whale and stole teeth from its bottom jaw (they don't have any in the top) and even cut off its penis.

BUISNESSES in Winthorpe, near to where the whale was cut up have raised concerns about contamination.
Ben Smith, of the Dunes pub, said: "There was quite a mess and the smell was just horrendous.
"Our main concern is whether people can use the beach safely."
An East Lindsey District Council spokesman said the area was cleansed and said the nature of marine waste meant no bacteria could survive out of water.

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Here are the pictures our photographer Nick Ford took on the day the whale was found...

Skegness man Damien Neale takes a closer look at the stranded whale.

Coastguard officials at the scene.

Duncan Yeadon, co-owner of Skegness Natureland Seal Sanctuary, looks on.

A group looks at the stranded whale.