FIRST SEAL PUPS OF 2021 BORN ON BEACH AT WILDLIFE TRUST'S DONNA NOOK RESERVE

Preparing for parenthood - one of the Donna Nook seals 

THE first grey seal pups of this year's breeding  have been born at Dona Nook.

The first birth was on Thursday October 28 - six days later than last year.

A further two were born over the next couple of days, and the numbers are expected to explode during the course of November.

The first three pups were tracked by wardens for the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust which manages the site.

However, the Trust says none of the trio has been visible from the viewing path.

Grey seals are understanding to be flourishing off the Lincolnshire Coast.

It was thought they might be adversely affected by the installation - especially the sound of pile-driving - of scores of wind turbines.

However, this seems not to have been the case, and there are reports that they are supplementing their main fish diet with dead or injured birds that, alas, collide all-too-frequently with the turbines.

Cute and cuddly - a seal pup enjoys a doze

This will soon be the scene at Donna Nook - seal city!