A POD of dolphins spotted in Liverpool last month have been filmed swimming off the coast of Blackpool.

East Lancastrians making a trip to the seaside in the warm weather could be lucky enough to see bottlenose dolphins playfully jumping out of the water.

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The rise in temperature, along with a host of smaller fish to munch on, could have prompted the move, according to the Wildlife Trust.

Spokesman Alan Wright said: “There’s been quite a few sightings of different things this year. We had a hump back whale off the Liverpool coast and a pod of 100 bottlenose dolphins there a couple of weeks ago.

“It’s not massively rare but we have seen more activity this year.

“The Irish sea is full of life.”

Unlike the crystal clear waters of tropical reefs, the waters off our coast are nutrient-rich and highly productive, which makes it murkier.

Marine conservation officer Emily Baxter said: “The upwelling nutrients kick off the bottom of the food-web; widespread algal blooms in spring and summer are followed by massive blooms in zooplankton - tiny animals - that feed on the algae.

“Following the zooplankton come the plankton feeders and others: fish, whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals, seabirds and turtles.

“It’s the cold, productive waters of the seas around the UK that support some of the largest animals that have ever lived – our ocean giants.”