Fifth Banksy mural in five days appears above a fish'n'chips shop in Walthamstow

A fifth Banksy mural has appeared above a fish and chip shop in London – after the artist confirmed four more in other parts of the capital this week.

The silhouette of two pelicans, one of which was eating a fish, appeared over Bonners Fish Bar in Walthamstow, north-east of the capital, on Friday morning.

A staff member told Sky News they had not known about the artwork until this morning, posting on Instagram: “So proud to have a @banksy on the side of our shop! Thank you for choosing us and Walthamstow for showcasing your talent.”

The anonymous artist shared a picture of the piece on his Instagram on Friday.

Earlier on Wednesday, thousands of people took to the streets in Walthamstow to Counter-protest against right-wing extremist groups that attack mosques and spaces used by asylum seekers.

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On Thursday, the silhouette of a Howling wolf painted on a satellite dish in Peckham, south-east London, was removed by a group in balaclavas just hours after it appeared.

The day before, Three monkeys swinging from a railway bridge above Brick Lane in the east of the city, not far from Shoreditch High Street.

On Tuesday, a Stencil image of two elephants In Chelsea, people suddenly appeared and greeted each other from bricked-up windows.

And on Monday an ibex goat was seen painted directly above a surveillance camera near Kew Green in the southwest of the capital.

Banksy usually lets months pass between his artworks and confirms them shortly after they appear on social media.

With a photo posted every day so far this week, there has been much speculation about the meaning of the animals, but he did not caption any of the photos shared on Instagram, adding to the mystery.

The anonymous artist from Bristol made headlines in June when he dropped an installation of migrant boats over the crowd at Glastonbury during performances by Idles and Little Simz.

He was the author of another work of art that was exhibited at the Side of a block of flats near Finsbury ParkNorth London, and subsequently devastated in March.