{"id":780046,"date":"2026-09-23T14:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/780046\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T14:24:08","slug":"extremely-rare-visitor-spotted-in-plymouth-its-definitely-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/780046\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Extremely rare’ visitor spotted in Plymouth – ‘it’s definitely real’"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘I\u2019ve not heard of or seen one before in the UK’<\/p>\n

10:48, 23 Sep 2026Updated 10:58, 23 Sep 2026<\/p>\n

‘Extremely rare’ flying fish spotted in Plymouth (Jam Press)<\/p>\n

An ‘extremely rare’ flying fish has reportedly been spotted swimming in Plymouth waters.<\/p>\n

The exotic-looking creature was filmed close to the surface with its distinctive wing-like fins spread out. Flying fish are usually found in warm tropical and subtropical waters and are said to be an ‘extremely rare’ sight around the UK.<\/p>\n

The remarkable visitor was spotted by experienced fisherman Wayne Hand, known online as The Shore Hunter, in Plymouth on Sunday September 20, as reported by What’s The Jam.<\/a><\/p>\n

Wayne said: \u201cSomething really different from Plymouth. I\u2019ve not heard of or seen one before in the UK. It\u2019s definitely real.\u201d<\/p>\n

Flying fish use their unusually large fins to glide above the surface of the sea, helping them escape predators.<\/p>\n

While occasional specimens have previously been recorded in British waters, they are far from their usual tropical and subtropical habitats.<\/p>\n

The unusual sighting comes amid a string of reports of species more commonly associated with warmer climates turning up in the UK, including praying mantises, locusts and exotic sea slugs.<\/p>\n

The latest discovery sparked concern among some locals about warming seas and the potential impact on native wildlife.<\/p>\n

One person said: \u201cPeople honestly think that our oceans warming is a good thing. Yeah, you might catch different species of fish, but what about the fish that need cooler water to live, and the other environmental damage warmer water will cause?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person added: \u201cThat\u2019s mental. If the little fish from warm waters are here, the big fish can\u2019t be too far behind.\u201d<\/p>\n

A third commenter wrote: \u201cEveryone saying great to see this due to rising temps. I say quite sad that we have done this and that our native species are rapidly disappearing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another person added: \u201cNew species are not great to see, they literally take resources from our current species and completely F up the food chain, causing a domino effect – which will ultimately lead to the collapse of our ecosystem! People are so uneducated. It absolutely baffles me that this is not common knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"‘I\u2019ve not heard of or seen one before in the UK’ 10:48, 23 Sep 2026Updated 10:58, 23 Sep…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":780047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[39063,1397,90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-780046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-angling","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/780047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}