United Kingdom · observation
Near the Cardiff Bay Barrage sluice gates
· Cardiff, Wales
Author reports the first seal they had seen locally, near the Cardiff Bay Barrage sluice gates. The post says this was on the Wednesday before publication (6 September 2025), i.e. 3 September. The author identifies it as a grey seal; this is source-attributed, not independently confirmed.
- Species
- Grey seal
- Number of seals
- 1
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- Earthstar, “Finally, a Grey seal” — https://earthstar.blog/2025/09/06/finally-a-grey-seal/
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- Dated eyewitness blog post published 6 September 2025; text dates encounter as the Wednesday just past. Location described as very close to the Cardiff Bay Barrage sluice gates.
- 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.