United Kingdom · observation
River Conon, Moray Firth
· Highland, Scotland
A hooded seal was recorded on video in the river.
- Species
- Hooded seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- University of St Andrews — https://news.st-andrews.ac.uk/archive/rare-arctic-sightings-in-moray-firth/
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The University of St Andrews report says a hooded seal was caught on video in the River Conon on 25 August 2005. The article, issued in January 2006, separately dates a ringed-seal survey observation to December 2005; these are distinct records. No individual name or finer locality is supplied.
- Identification confidence
- Confirmed
- Editorial status
- Published by Seal Watch.
Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.