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Just past Chiswick Pier heading downstream

· London

Observer description: Head multiple times surfacing and diving with large fish in its mouth. Observer notes: It was feeding on a large fish.It surfaced and dived mulyiple times and I watched all the way to Chiswick Ayot It seemed like a very large seal.

Species
Not recorded / not sure
Number of seals
Not recorded
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5683 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/

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Supporting evidence
ZSL public report 5683. Reported time: 20:00:00. Source species selection: harbour seal; identification unverified. Source coordinates: 51.48581925300634, -0.25096893310546875; 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.

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