A once in a lifetime occurrence - a Beluga, the mystical white whale of the high Arctic, taking up a residence in the river Thames!!! Too good an opportunity to miss so after work I headed down the M11, over the Dartford Crossing and into the wilds of Gravesend, Kent. It was a beautiful evening, the river was calm and a steady procession of admirers were dotted along the seawall as just offshore, between the moored barges, the young Beluga fed. Lost it maybe but the estuary is the habitual feeding grounds of this species and it barely moved 100m from it feeding area where it swam against the strong downstream currents. The night drew in quickly and a tremendous sunset added to this very special excursion.
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