Whale watching in London

He must have taken a wrong turning, 'cos a northern bottlenose whale is not what one expects to see swimming past the commuters on a Friday morning in London! Perhaps he just wanted to see the sights of the capital for himself, having heard about them on the sonar grapevine. Whatever the reason, it is worrying as he should not be there, and the longer he stays in fresh water, the more distressed he will become, and less likely to swim back out to sea to rejoin his friends. Currently he has a sling under him, while vets examine him, so I just hope he survives to enjoy the freedom of the seas again.

The day London went whale watching

Update: Sadly, it was too much for him, and he died as he was being taken down-river on a barge. We owe a big thanks to all those people who tried to help him.
Update: Actually, he was a she - oops! She is going to the Natural History museum, and will be known as SW2006/40.