United Kingdom · observation
River Thames, just before The Red Lion, Shepperton
· Surrey, England
A resident saw one seal wrestling with a large yellow fish at the bottom of a garden overlooking the Thames. It swam downstream. The seal was seen with a neighbour; no species or individual identity is established.
- Species
- Not recorded / not sure
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Surrey Live, 7 February 2025 — https://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/surrey-news/incredible-video-shows-seal-splashing-30955994
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- The article dates the encounter to Wednesday 5 February 2025. Keep this separate from the 2 February Shepperton Lock seal-fishing account: the later report gives a different date and a locality near The Red Lion.
- 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.