Exeter
1 seal observed at 09:57 (UK time). Fish in mouth. Swimming around by the weir. Seems a long way up from the exe mouth, but maybe they come up for the salmon ladder
Source: Visitor report to Seal Watch
30 Sep 2026 · ExeterUnited Kingdom · North Atlantic
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Anglesey, Wales
A seal was photographed swimming in the water; iNaturalist identifies it as a grey seal.
Source: jardinjungle — iNaturalist observation 403605037
26 September 2026 · Anglesey, WalesLondon
Observer description: Flat muzzle, dark shiny head.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5828 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
20 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Observer submitted photographs; no written description of the animal was provided.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5829 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
20 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Muzzle, rolled on its side
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5827 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
19 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Long dog like snout. Dark brown colour. Head came above water before taking a deep breath and diving back down. Saw small amount of body whilst diving seemed quite large & in good condition
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5826 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
18 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: The head coming off the water. At some point, cleary eating some fish as seaguls flied around.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5825 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
18 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: It looked just like a normal seal. Observer notes: So it peeked its head above the water, near my sailing boat, before returning under the river. I later saw a seal, possibly a different one, swimming away.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5822 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
13 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Popped his head up right before kew bridge struggling with a large fish it had caught spent. It slowly drifted down stream with the tide as it tried to get the fish down.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5821 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
10 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Head, and back as it dived and resurfaced several times
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5820 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
10 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Grey seal swimming on surface bobbing up and down, went under shortly after and lost sight.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5817 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
05 Sep 2026 · LondonLondon
Observer description: Medium to small size gray/brown shiny marine mammal popping up and disappearing for 5-10 minutes before surfacing again with snout out of water and back barely visible.
Source: ZSL Thames Marine Mammal Survey, report 5819 — https://sites.zsl.org/inthethames/main/
05 Sep 2026 · London