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Friendly dolphin makes a welcome visit to Oban Bay

Updated: March 9, 2021, 6:03 pm © Supplied by Dan Earl. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up A stroll along Oban’s front to catch a glimpse of the famous otter resulted in a pleasant surprise for a local wildlife spotter. Dan Earl was enjoying his daily walk from Soroba towards Ganavan beach when a friendly dolphin popped up swimming unusually close to the shore. The dolphin was near Dunollie Castle, where an otter has become a familiar sight.

Meet Ollie of Dunollie | The Oban Times

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Famous Oban otter is finally named: how do you like Ollie of Dunollie?

Famous Oban otter is finally named: how do you like Ollie of Dunollie? © kevin mcglynn Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Oban’s friendly otter has been officially named thanks to a local group and a three-year-old girl. Young Romy Kuszynski has won a competition by naming him Ollie of Dunollie, after the seafront castle which he is often seen fishing in front of. Romy stays in Renfrewshire and is a regular visitor to Oban, where her grandparents live, in normal times.

Competition to name the friendly little otter lifting lockdown blues in Oban

Competition to name the friendly little otter lifting lockdown blues in Oban © Kevin McGlynn Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up An unusually friendly otter has been putting a smile on the faces of Oban residents during the latest period of lockdown. The popular creature has been creating such a stir that a local mental health support group has launched a competition to give him a name. While passersby have been enjoying socially distanced walks along the Esplanade, between the war memorial and Ganavan beach, the dog otter has been creating a spectacle for everyone to enjoy by feeding and frolicking along the shoreline.

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