A stunned family discovered a rare waterspout dumped hundreds of sprat fish on their front garden.Hilly and John Boutloup were shocked one night to find a couple of small fish on their balcony and initially dismissed it, blaming a seagull, but the next morning discovered fish everywhere around their property.Experts on the Channel Island of Jersey where they live say the fish were picked up by a waterspout at sea then dumped on their home.Watersprouts are essentially mini-tornados, which take up water vapour from the sea and transport it into the clouds.Sign up to our free newsletters by clicking here
Hilly and John Boutloup were shocked one night to find a couple of small fish on their balcony and initially dismissed it, blaming a seagull, but the next morning discovered fish everywhere around their property.
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