United Kingdom · observation
South of Eel Pie Island, bank and towpath
· London
Observer description: Fawn/brown mottled coat. Dark grey muzzle. Told it was a young female, underweight. Observer notes: British Diver Marine Rescue were amazing. Medics turned up and assessed and decided to no action as resting. Concern as underweight. Think young female but not confirmed. Not been seen in area before. Original location description: South of Eel Pie Island - on the bank in morning, returned afternoon. Resting, moved onto towpath. BDMR informed/attended. Named Ohana. No action just monitoring. Back in water sometime during night on 16 Feb.26
- Species
- Not recorded / not sure
- Number of seals
- Not recorded
- Attributed name
- Unidentified
- Source
- ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5579 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
About this record
- Supporting evidence
- ZSL public report 5579. Reported time: 15:00:00. Source species selection: grey seal; identification unverified. Source coordinates: 51.445020585458344, -0.3236675262451172; location and coordinates have not been reconciled.
- 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.