Many of us are familiar with stories relating to dolphins and even turtles found swimming in Malta’s coastal waters. This time, however, we have a story involving a flamingo!

Yesterday, people who were swimming and sunbathing at Għajn Tuffieħa bay, in the north of the island, spotted a fellow, yet somewhat unusual wader. The flamingo, which was caught on film, stopped by the bay for a cool dip, as temperatures reached over 40 degrees Celsius yesterday.

As you may expect, many were delighted to see such a rare sight and captured footage and photos of the bird.