Donna Nook is a popular location for grey seal breeding and at this time of year the number of seal pups being born is increasing week by week. The pups are suckled for about 18 days and then the mothers leave them to fend for themselves.

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The pups are off the cuteness scale but I'm not so sure about the newborn's, with blood on them and placenta lying around with magpies making the most of it. The cow seals come on heat immediately after giving birth so the bull seals are quite aggressive with each other and chase off any interlopers as they protect their harems.

The North Sea wind slices through you so after 45 minutes of seal watching it was time to head for a hot chocolate...