A dad was left in shock when his daughter surprised him at home in Northern Ireland after flying in from Canada.

Megan Taylor, 36, travelled from Toronto to Carrickfergus last month for Mother's Day and decided to surprise her parents.

Megan was able to hide behind the bins in her parent's back garden and jumped out on her dad Douglas Taylor, 69, capturing his priceless reaction on camera.

Megan, vice president of a PR and marketing firm, said: "His reaction was so brilliant!"

"As you can tell from the video, he was very animated. "

"I didn't expect him to be so stunned. "

"I'm back relatively regularly but like I say he's always in the know. "

"I don't know if he was more stunned that someone else picked me up at the airport or that I was physically in his back garden!"

Megan has lived in Toronto since 2015 after moving there for a job but regularly comes home to visit her family.

She wasn't due to return home until the summer to celebrate her dad's 70th birthday, but after nan passed away in December she wanted to be with family for Mother's Day.

Megan had help from a friend to coordinate the surprise, which mainly consisted of hiding behind the bins in the back garden.

Megan said: "I only told one friend so they organised an airport pickup."

"I drove home to my house in Carrickfergus, but classically no one was in.  "

"My pal and I passed time under the radar, having lunch and picking my mum up a Mother's Day card and flowers before returning home for the big reveal."

"At this time, I crouched down under the window in the back garden behind my suitcases and waited for their arrival."

Megan is staying with her family now until April 21 before she returns to Toronto once again.