United Kingdom · observation
Brighton Pier, moving west toward Hove
· East Sussex
Workers on Brighton Pier reported a common seal close to shore, looking for a place to haul out before moving west toward Hove.
- Species
- Harbour seal
- Number of seals
- Not recorded
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Sea Watch Foundation June–July 2011 news sheet — https://www.seawatchfoundation.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/NewsSheet_july2011_.pdf
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The Sussex account dates this Brighton Pier report to 17 June 2011. The same paragraph mentions a separate River Adur report and speculates whether it was the rescued-and-released seal Twinkle; no identity or merge is made here.
- Identification confidence
- Uncertain
- 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.