Scotland
Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
Source: ls306 — iNaturalist
6 July 2014 · ScotlandUnited Kingdom · North Atlantic
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From the public record.
Read recent published observations from the United Kingdom. Each entry keeps its original source attribution and a link back to the archive.
Aberdeenshire, Scotland
A harbour seal was photo-identified above the river's normal tidal limit.
Source: SMRU report 2017 — https://research-repository.st-andrews.ac.uk/bitstream/handle/10023/12017/SSI_interim_report_2017.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=1
19 February 2014 · Aberdeenshire, ScotlandDorset, England
Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).
Source: silversea_starsong — iNaturalist
15 July 2013 · Dorset, EnglandPembrokeshire, Wales
Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as grey seal (Halichoerus grypus).
Source: hoppy1951 — iNaturalist
3 July 2013 · Pembrokeshire, WalesScotland
Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as harbour seal (Phoca vitulina).
Source: rumeltr — iNaturalist
2 July 2013 · ScotlandGloucestershire, England
Last reported sighting: Keith was with paddle boarders and tried to climb onto a board.
Source: Rosemary Winnall, Worcestershire Recorders, April 2013 — https://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/34/Winnall_Rosemary--Grey_Seal_Halichoerus_grypus_in_.html
9 March 2013 · Gloucestershire, EnglandLondon
The video title dates the footage to 2 February 2013 and locates it in Greenwich on the Thames. It shows one seal pup approaching and interacting with a Labrador. The public post has no additional written encounter details; no species or individual identity is inferred.
Source: Rumble video by Nicola White — https://rumble.com/v2zcj5-greenwich-thames-seal-interacting-with-dog-2nd-feb-2013.html
2 February 2013 · LondonLondon
A family saw one seal close to the riverbank; it submerged and resurfaced with a fish.
Source: London Now, “Seal spotted in Thames off Greenwich” (29 January 2013) — https://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/10191527.seal-spotted-in-thames-off-greenwich/
27 January 2013 · LondonWorcestershire, England
Seen out on the bank in the snow.
Source: Rosemary Winnall, Worcestershire Recorders, April 2013 — https://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/34/Winnall_Rosemary--Grey_Seal_Halichoerus_grypus_in_.html
19 January 2013 · Worcestershire, EnglandWorcestershire, England
Observed eating a fish.
Source: Rosemary Winnall, Worcestershire Recorders, April 2013 — https://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/34/Winnall_Rosemary--Grey_Seal_Halichoerus_grypus_in_.html
17 January 2013 · Worcestershire, EnglandWorcestershire, England
Reported with rowers and later observed eating mallards; the source treats the day's observations as one visit by Keith.
Source: Rosemary Winnall, Worcestershire Recorders, April 2013 — https://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/34/Winnall_Rosemary--Grey_Seal_Halichoerus_grypus_in_.html
13 January 2013 · Worcestershire, EnglandWorcestershire, England
A sighting of Keith was recorded at Bewdley.
Source: Rosemary Winnall, Worcestershire Recorders, April 2013 — https://www.wbrc.org.uk/WORCRECD/34/Winnall_Rosemary--Grey_Seal_Halichoerus_grypus_in_.html
12 January 2013 · Worcestershire, England