\n Billy Obeney shared the sighting on social media after a morning walk at Holywell, in Eastbourne, describing a “very large fin moving gracefully across the sea about 20 metres off the edge of the beach.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Before spotting the fin, he had seen a seal pup beneath Holywell Caf\u00e9.\n<\/p>\n
\n Suggestions ranged from dolphins to basking sharks, with Obeney noting: “I think the seal pup was scared off by this animal.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Gary Tester said: “Definitely a dolphin fin.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Awesome sight to see so close together.”\n<\/p>\n
\n David Papworth added: “Seals and penguins are sharks’ main source of food \u2013 that’s why seals leave quickly onto the beach.”\n<\/p>\n
\n However, Sarah Ward, marine conservation officer, said the fin likely belonged to a grey seal.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ms Ward said: “The head of a resting Grey Seal can be mistaken for a shark’s dorsal fin.\n<\/p>\n
\n “This is because when seals are resting at sea, they bob around in the water with only their head or back above the surface.\n<\/p>\n
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