Penguin Spotted On Hampshire Beach (United Kingdom)

[Joey]

Day-trippers enjoying the heatwave on a Hampshire beach were stunned to spot a lost penguin frolicking in the waves.

It's believed it was a jackass penguin which normally makes its home in South Africa, 6,000 miles away, reports The Sun.
Visitors to Southsea beach, near Portsmouth, filmed the penguin diving in and out of the waves.
Joanne Gordon, 35, of Aldershot, said: "I couldn't believe it when I saw it swimming around away just six foot from me."
Earlier, the bird is said to have been seen waddling around the harbour to the surprise of onlookers.

Source: http://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/Penguin_spotted_on_Hampshire_beach

 

[Dana]

Odd...

 

[Abcinthia]

Wish we had native penguins.

The Lesser Spotted English Penguin. It's like a normal penguin but wears a top hat and monocle, whilst waddling around saying "Good day old chap, fancy a spot of tea to wet your whistle?"

 

[Dana]

Wish we had native penguins.

The Lesser Spotted English Penguin. It's like a normal penguin but wears a top hat and monocle, whilst waddling around saying "Good day old chap, fancy a spot of tea to wet your whistle?"

:24: that's awesome.

 

[Mystic]

shame poor thing.... they say this is happening more often now with the lack of food for the birds. We humans sure know how to fuck things up good for other species.

 

[Tuffdisc]

Perhaps it wanted to p-p-p-pick a penguin in the uk, mind you those jokes are not so funny