A Weymouth woman got a surprise birthday visit from a dolphin off Portland.
Sarah Bamber, 50, from Weymouth, took a snapper charter to Durdle Door to celebrate her 50th birthday.
Sarah Bamber, 50, from Weymouth on her boat trip (Image: Sarah Bamber)
The charter left from Weymouth to Durdle Door before heading over to Portland.
Mrs Bamber had hoped to see Honey, the resident dolphin at Portland Harbour, and her birthday wish came true as the creature came close to her boat.
Snapper Charters says that Honey, a mother bottlenose dolphin, was born in Scotland but now resides in the waters surrounding Dorset.
She can be identified by her smooth dorsal fin.
Her calf Wills is also seen around Portland and Weymouth
In between Dorset and Scotland, the Mother and calf pair have been reported as stopping off in Cornwall.
Honey the dolphin poking her head out of the sea (Image: Sarah Bamber)
She said: "We went to Durdle Door on a boat trip with Snapper Charter, as it was my 50th and wanted a treat, then we went to Portland Marina in the hope of seeing Honey the resident dolphin and we were so lucky to see her.
Honey preparing to jump out of the water (Image: Sarah Bamber)
"I moved to Weymouth 10 years ago, I had always wanted to live by the coast.
"It was amazing to see a dolphin on my birthday."
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