Having a whale of a time in the Irish Sea

Name: Having a whale of a time in the Irish Sea
Uploaded: 2017-07-11T16:13:37.000Z
Duration: 19 s
Description: Christopher McFerran took this video of a whale powering its way through the Irish Sea near Portavogie.

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Christopher McFerran took this video of a whale powering its way through the Irish Sea near Portavogie.

The huge mammal is a Minke whale, the most common whale in Irish waters.

It is a UK priority species. Minke whales can be up to 10m long.

Northern Ireland

11 July 2017