United Kingdom · 2000—2026
Grey and harbour seals
Seals around the United Kingdom.
Follow public seal observations from the United Kingdom. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.
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- Belfast, Northern Ireland4 reports
- Devon, England2 reports
- Kent2 reports
- Cambridgeshire, England1 report
- Ceredigion, Wales1 report
- County Londonderry, Northern Ireland1 report
- East Sussex, England1 report
- Edinburgh, Scotland1 report
- Essex, England1 report
- Glasgow, Scotland1 report
- Gloucestershire, England1 report
- Maidstone, Kent1 report
- Mainland1 report
- Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England1 report
- Scotland1 report
- Suffolk, England1 report
- Teddington and Twickenham, London, England1 report
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Months in 2023
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified UK Reporter/KentNews.Online, 4 November 2023 — https://ukreporter.co.uk/2023/11/04/seal-appears-in-central-maidstone/
Observation: A small seal pup was reported clambering out of the River Medway during rain from Storm Ciarán. The report says this happened “yesterday,” resolving to 3 November 2023. It mentions another seal near Maidstone East railway station the previous month, but says it is unknown whether this was the same animal; that earlier report is not combined with this encounter. Species and individual identity are not stated.