Blue Whale spotted off Kerry coast.

Run_to_da_hills

That must have been awesome to watch, the largest thing I ever saw from the Irish coast was dolphins and porpoises.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2008/0917/breaking46.html?via=mr

Galvasean

RTE's website has pictures:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0917/whale.html
I read about this in the Sun newspaper the other day. they had a big picture of a humpback whale :rolleyes:

One of my dreams is to see the blue whale in person. Looks like I may not need to travel that far.
And to think I taught I was great after seeing a basking shark off Lambay island.

Run_to_da_hills

Galvasean wrote: »

RTE's website has pictures:
http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0917/whale.html
I read about this in the Sun newspaper the other day. they had a big picture of a humpback whale :rolleyes:

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If a basking shark appeared in Dublin bay the Sun would have a picture of a great white.

Hammiepeters

Yes they probably would. Although I remember seeing a photo on the front of the Irish Times of a Black headed Gull in Stephens green. It was identified as such and the caption was that the appearance of gulls inland was further proof of climate change and food shortage at sea.Back heads are of course typically inland gulls. So there are idiots everywhere. Still great to see Blue whales off our coast.

Galvasean

I remember when an albatross showed up in britain several years ago the tabloids interpreted it as a sign of the impending apocalypse. I kid you not.