After yesterdays severe weather and tides, a pod of five Porpoises has been spotted in the river Thames.
A spokesman for the Marine Conservation Society said: "It could well be related, either to the tidal movement, or as a response to the particularly rough seas beforehand.
"The outer Thames Estuary would have been relatively sheltered from northerly offshore winds."
Stephen Mowat, a marine conservationist for ZSL said it would not pose a threat to the porpoise that the Thames barrier was closed. “They should be fine, they can find their way up river and go back down again. As soon as they’ve had their fill of fish they will find their way back out.”
Pictures of the Porpoises have been posted on Twitter and other social networks...
Two porpoises spotted in the Thames near Chelsea bridge on 6th May. #dolphins #porpoises #Thames #chelsea pic.twitter.com/zgJepJlqhV
— Robert Edge 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 (@bobfromwirral1) May 21, 2013
Five porpoises sighted on River Thames near Westminster possibly due to storm surge! http://t.co/K2mVngPzcK pic.twitter.com/R0HcjxVg6e
— Carmen Mirelle (@carmenfishwick) December 6, 2013
And there it is! The #christmasdolphin captured by Marine 2 this morning. Pic taken from a video of it breaching. pic.twitter.com/RjQPDoB8LC
— MPSonthewater (@MPSonthewater) December 6, 2013
ok. here it is, the elusive thames #dolphins pic. pretty poor quality. sorry, they are like ninjas. #thamesdolphin pic.twitter.com/KldvR1vvW3
— Jamey-Leigh Weber (@jamey_leigh) December 6, 2013
More pictures to come as they become available.