The east coast's biggest Grey Seal ([i]Haliochoerus grypus[/i]) colony, with nearly 1500 pups born last season. In November and December there are huge numbers of seals very easily viewable from a pathway along the dunes - and many are very close.
The east coast\'s biggest Grey Seal (Haliochoerus grypus) colony, with nearly 1500 pups born last season. In November and December there are huge numbers of seals very easily viewable from a pathway along the dunes - and many are very close.
You missed me
I was there from 8.15 am to 4 pm today. I added a few photos to my grey seal portfolio, but I got frustrated by 2 cows which looked ready pup at any minute - but then went to sleep and did nothing! Still I saw a lifer when a woodcock flew almost over my shoulder.
It's not possible to take photos of the people on either side of you with a 500mm lens
I have lots of shots of the seals, plus brent geese, knot, starlings and a magpie, but no humans.
It is fair to add that it was a lovely weekend day and there were several hundred visitors. People can only see the seals from the path beside the fence which is less than half a mile long, so the reserve gets quite crowded - particularly in the places where the seals are close to the fence. It obviously wasn't hard for us to miss each other.
That was probably a tired Autumn migrant from the continent. British population swelled in winter by migrants, they travel at night particularly around full moon in October/November time.
