Watch: Sliabh Liag Boat Trips catch a spectacular sight of orca in Donegal
'Thought I’d share this fine fella,' Paddy Byrne of Sliabh Liag Boat Trips posted this morning. 'I never thought I would get to see this on my doorstep, but just over a mile from my house, these magnificent creatures are playing'
The sight of an orca brought a surprise to tourists on board Sliabh Liag Boat Trips this morning.
An orca is a species of dolphin, commonly known as killer whales, are occasionally seen in Irish waters.
"Thought I’d share this fine fella," Paddy Byrne of Sliabh Liag Boat Trips posted this morning. "I never thought I would get to see this on my doorstep, but just over a mile from my house, these magnificent creatures are playing.
"We don’t often go chasing after them, but when they decide to do a bit of people-watching on our tours, who are we to object? This was from our mammal-watching trip a few weeks back. Don’t ask. I don’t do many mammal watching trips, but often see wildlife on my regular trips."
Sliabh Liag Boat Trips is a family-run charter business doing boat trips to Sliabh Liag Cliffs from Teelin Pier since 1995.