The incredible moment Firth of Forth surfer 'is followed' by unexpected mammal

An unexpected mammal was spotted in the Firth of Forth by a surfer on Monday.

The astounded man who was using an electronic surfboard in the water near Edinburgh joked he was being 'followed' after he spotted a grey fin pop up behind him.

Taking to TikTok, Lloyd was filming himself surfing near the Forth Bridge when a dolphin appeared next to him.

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Edinburgh has enjoyed the feeling of an Indian summer with high temperatures reaching 20C and clear blue skies. Lloyd made the most of the opportunity with the calm waters and good weather.

In the video, he shot different angles as he continued to surf in the estuary while the dolphin continued to jump up. The lad was clearly buzzing as the camera captured him laughing gleefully and saying 'no way' and 'woah'.

The video which has over 18,000 likes and hundreds rushed to the comments.

One said: "Why did I not know there’s dolphins in the Forth?"

Another said: "ok so...wait I'm Scottish, lived in Scotland nearly all my life and I had no idea we had dolphins here", to which Lloyd replied: "Scotland almost has it all..... Just need more sun."

"You’ve been blessed right there! Dolphins are absolutely majestic," another commented.