otter or seal in liffey?

Moonbeam

While walking over the Sean O'Casey bridge at lunch time I spotted what looked like a small grey seal or snuggled up to one of the huge white pipes,originally I thoguht it was an otter but not sure!
Anyone else see him?
Know what it was?

gollem_1975

Moonbeam wrote: »

While walking over the Sean O'Casey bridge at lunch time I spotted what looked like a small grey seal or snuggled up to one of the huge white pipes,originally I thoguht it was an otter but not sure!
Anyone else see him?
Know what it was?

probably a small grey seal.

theres a good load of seals in Dublin bay and they probably come up the liffey the odd time for de buzz

cosmic

Ah yes, I've seen a few seals in the liffey over the years. They're so cute, it always makes me smile for days when I see one happily swimming away!

Velvet shank

crossing the bridge at Heuston station on the Luas a while ago, I got a quick glimpse of what I assumed was an Otter. Only a brief glimpse so couldn't be certain of what it was.

WindSock

It was probably a Rat

high heels

At about 13:30 he was at the other bridge sitting on the floating barriers..

It was a gray seal pup..

admiralofthefleet

WindSock wrote: »

It was probably a Rat

or a brown trout;)

bullpost

Its there most days and likes to lie on its back in the sun

gurramok

There was one last week(probably same fella) in Grand Canal Dock where Hanover Quay is.

stovelid

gollem_1975 wrote: »

theres a good load of seals in Dublin bay and they probably come up the liffey the odd time for de buzz

Hopefully not to go clubbing?

Seriously though: that's mad. I had no idea seals could come up river?

Táck

if we started getting a few more we go do like the faroese

stevensi

I often see seals swiming up along the river in fact up as far as Heuston Station. I've also seen an otter in the liffey again by Heuston Station

Run_to_da_hills

Moonbeam wrote: »

While walking over the Sean O'Casey bridge at lunch time I spotted what looked like a small grey seal or snuggled up to one of the huge white pipes,originally I thoguht it was an otter but not sure!
Anyone else see him?
Know what it was?

Its more than likely a seal making its way up towards the boardwalk for his daily fix.

johnnyfardel

I used to live in the Riverpark apartments in Islandbridge
and used to spot seals in the river occasionally.

I was sitting on my balcony nursing a broken leg in the
sunshine one day and one stayed there giving me the hairy
eyeball for about 30 minutes....