A seal comes to Greenwich

Visit Greenwich* says this is a seal on a sandbank near the O2. 

Darryl Chamberlain of 853 reports fears that the seal, and any mates it has, might be disturbed if a new Thames Clipper pier is built:

'The firm that runs the Hotel Intercontinental at the O2 has applied for planning permission to convert a disused jetty at Ordnance Wharf into a restaurant and pier for river buses and hotel visitors. But local residents are demanding a full environmental impact assessment is carried out first, as rare birds – such as Caspian gulls – are said to use the old jetty, which was grassed over at the turn of the millennium, as a nesting site.'

The jetty at Ordnance Wharf that could become a river bus pier 

*Visit Greenwich is 'the Royal Borough of Greenwich Destination Management Company, a partnership based, not for profit, Community Interest Company... a private/public partnership, led by a board of tourism professionals, representing different sectors of the industry, with an independent chair. We promote Greenwich and the surrounding area as a visitor destination and place to stay.'

http://www.visitgreenwich.org.uk