Marine mammal in Liffey at Samuel Beckett Bridge

ciaranr

Hi all,

I saw a marine mammal from a distance somewhere between Sean O'Casey and Samuel Beckett bridges the other day. I couldn't get close enough to see whether is was a dolphin- or seal-type creature, can anyone shed some light on what it was likely to have been?

Thanks, Ciaran

John Mason

its a seal

http://www.herald.ie/national-news/city-news/dont-fret-the-liffey-seals-having-a-whale-of-a-time-2262891.html

Flukey

It is very likely to have been a seal. You will see them around Dublin Bay and if the tide was high at the time you saw what you saw, it is possible that it was a seal that had swum in a bit further than the bay itself.

AnonoBoy

Ah that lad's there a lot.

You seem him lying out on the supports for the Sean O'Casey bridge a good bit.

He looks kinda slippery so I call him Bertie.

January

I love going to Howth during the summer and seeing the sea lions hanging around.

Pigeon Reaper

you must be drinking a fair bit to see sea lions in howth

hXci

I'm not sure if its the same seal but I saw a seal up as far as the Millenium Footbridge before- scared the bejaysus out of me when he stuck his head out of the water!

tricky D

January wrote: »

I love going to Howth during the summer and seeing the sea lions hanging around.

Grey Seals. Lazy Grey Seals at that.

sdanseo

Seals are constantly around the place, probably cos people throw food at them all the time, particuarly in Howth.

spoonface

January wrote: »

I love going to Howth during the summer and seeing the sea lions hanging around.

I saw about 8 seals together in Howth yesterday, I can watch them for ages!

January

Pigeon Reaper wrote: »

you must be drinking a fair bit to see sea lions in howth

Possibly Wasn't sure! And last time I was there the father in law told me they were sea lions!

ciaranr

That's it, Bertie the seal! There's a photo of him in Metro lying on one of the pontoons at the Sean O'Casey Bridge. Thanks for replies!

IPushButtons

I seen it as well got a great picture of it too,

http://www.google.ie/imgres?imgurl=http://www.funfacts.com.au/images/loch-ness-monster11.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.funfacts.com.au/2007-09/&h=429&w=576&sz=56&tbnid=5GCccZE7P2TXTM:&tbnh=100&tbnw=134&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dloch%2Bness%2Bmonster&zoom=1&q=loch+ness+monster&hl=en&usg=__-mi4Zmeja_PF86HHMWpl6fUq-e4=&sa=X&ei=tvViTcKXJIea8QP7ssHxCA&ved=0CCgQ9QEwAA