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Slowly making its way up to tower bridge from around the arts ark boats.

· London

Observer description: About every 10 minutes we saw the head for a few minutes before the seal dove and we saw its back. Every time it came up it would be moving closer to tower bridge. Head was grey-seal shaped, back was dark with some light markings.

Species
Not recorded / not sure
Number of seals
Not recorded
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5784 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/

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Supporting evidence
ZSL public report 5784. Reported time: 16:30:00. Source species selection: grey seal; identification unverified. Source coordinates: 51.503847532503194, -0.07029533386230469; 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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