A veteran monster hunter has recorded the first sighting of Nessie in 2022 following a dormant three months.
Eoin O'Faodhagain claimed to observe two objects moving parallel to each other on the surface of the murky waters while perusing the Loch Ness webcam.
The County Donegal resident, who had his first sighting of the mythological beast more than 30 years ago, has had the incident chalked up on the official list of possible sightings - marking the first time the monster has been spotted this year.
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The 57-year-old shared the video capture of the virtual sightings, which show strange dark shapes moving about on the surface of the loch.
A flurry of sightings were recorded last summer, however the winter months are usually a quiet time for the monster.
Plesiosaurus typically grew to a length of around 11ft according to fossil records, however previous research has suggested they were able to regulate their body temperatures in order to deal with colder climes.
He explained that it appears to be two objects "moving parallel to each other across the middle of the screen".
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When one person commented that the clip could just be of a log or some debris, Eoin responded: "The more northerly object takes a sharp turn to the left leaving an unusual wake, you would have to rule out a log or debris, and it is not consistent of a seal to react in such a manner."
The register, maintained by a team of volunteers, categorises sightings of the plesiosaurus back to the earliest description in the sixth century when it was reportedly halted in its tracks by St Columba.
Mr O'Faodhagain's latest entry states: "Veteran webcam watcher Eoin Fagan reported that on the afternoon of the 23rd of March 2022, he noticed wake like movements involving two objects moving parallel to each other at a distance of about 150 yards, across the middle of the webcam, at 15.26pm.
"Two black shapes were visible for 1minute 44 seconds, then nothing was seen until another minute and a half one solid black shape appeared briefly in the same line across the Loch where the 2 shapes were heading.
"The weather is quite good and calm as you can see from the clips."
The register can be viewed in full here.
