A whale of a time
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| 15:03 UK time, Tuesday, 1 September 2009
It's pretty rare to find them in the Bristol channel although we do get curious creatures washing up from time to time, such as swordfish and various species of turtle...
Here's Derek doing the live weather forecast from the scene on Tues evening. I bet the smell was pretty over powering!
Image by Capt' Gorgeous from our BBC Wales Nature Flickr group:
Watch the Minke Whale video clip on BBC News Online.
It's amazing to think that these creatures are out there, swimming just off our coastline.
In Sept 2004 a 60 ft Fin whale washed up at St Brides in West Usk and in Dec 2007 a 15ft Humpback whale washed up at Aberavon.
Keep your eyes peeled and if you spot any unusual marine creatures - get in touch by emailing me at wales.nature@bbc.co.uk
Thanks
Gull
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