HARBOUR porpoises were spotted off the coast of Rhos-on-Sea yesterday morning (June 28).

Resident Christine Booton recorded a porpoise in the water, and said it was a “nice surprise” to see them so close to the shore.

“I scan the water most mornings whilst walking the dogs on the beach to see if there is any activity,” she told the Pioneer.

“So it was a nice surprise to see some porpoise this morning.”

A representative of the Sea Watch Foundation for Flintshire, Denbighshire and Conwy said it seemed to be a harbour porpoise, and that the sighting would be added to their database.

Harbour porpoises differ ever so slightly from dolphins, and grow up to 1.9 metres long.

According to the Porpoise Conservation Society, they are frequently seen in shallow bays, estuaries, and tidal channels, but are an endangered species in both the Baltic Sea and Black Sea.