A rare beluga whale is reported to have been spotted off Donegal Bay, captured in images by a drone near the Secret Waterfall landmark. Highland Radio reports that Sebastian Szumlański used the drone to film and photograph the animal, and that local figures connected to the Donegal Bay area are involved in the report.
RTE News frames the sighting in broader context by noting that beluga whales have been reported in Irish coastal waters on four occasions, and that the current sighting is the second ever validated recording. This turns the incident from a local observation into part of a wider record of confirmed beluga sightings around Ireland.
Donegal Daily’s provided title suggests similar emphasis on the “phenomenal” nature of the observation, though its supplied summary is blank. Overall, the outlets agree the beluga whale was seen off Donegal and that the sighting is considered unusually rare.
