A seal at Woolwich... unusual or not?

[nightowl]

My wife just messaged to say she saw one in the river. Do they normally make it up that far?

 

[Artaxerxes]

More regular these days I suspect but they’ve been seen up by London Bridge for a few years now


A shark got spotted at Hammersmith the other day

Shark filmed swimming in River Thames as people spot eerie detail

A woman has been left terrified after spotting a shark swimming in the River Thames - and many have claimed a new Netflix horror film warned people of the sighting

www.mirror.co.uk

 

[planetgeli]

My wife just messaged to say she saw one in the river. Do they normally make it up that far?

There are, literally, thousands. All the way up to Richmond apparently.

 

[TopCat]

Regularly seen from the Woolwich ferry. Ferry staff bring fish for them.

 

[TopCat]

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[Epona]

Yep, there were a few in the Lea last week - it's normal.

Exciting to catch a glimpse of them and get a photo, but nothing to be concerned about.

 

[Epona]

This is from a couple of weeks ago in the Lower Lea (between Bow Creek and Twelvetrees Bridge, Canning Town sort of area)

 

[pseudonarcissus]

you get loads at Blackwall Point (O2) early in the morning on the sand bank. There was also one famous one in the dock close to Billingsgate. They are all called Sammy, for some reason.

 

[pseudonarcissus]

 

[kebabking]

We had a seal in the River Severn at Bewdley - 40 miles above the tidal reach.

It was called Keith - though turned out to be a lady seal. It hung about for 6 months and ate lots of fish, and ducks...