2011

SO8630 : Private elvering

taken 13 years ago, near to Deerhurst, Gloucestershire, England

Private elvering
Private elvering
Every spring elvers (young eels) arrive in the River Thames, having spawned thousands of miles away in the Sargasso Sea. I can remember eating them when I was a child, now they are a very expensive luxury.

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SO8630, 37 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Halling   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 11 September, 2011   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 12 September, 2011
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8675 3024 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:58.2283N 2:11.6570W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SO 8675 3023
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North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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