It’s time to come home from Yorkshire and Whitby, and all that is Gothic and Dracula. And get back into normal routine at home. But we couldn’t miss the chance of seal spotting.

I’ve seen seals on TV, even one random one on a beach on holiday years ago. But nothing prepared me for the spectacular sight of 60 seals coming in from the sea, to settle on the stoney beach.

Thankfully with no human ways of getting closer (I do worry some can’t see why you shouldn’t try to get near) we just gazed at them, until our fingers and toes felt like they were freezing off.

A couple I got talking too said they had been going each month since March watching the young pups grow over time, they are still lighter in colour but now around 7months old. We could hear their little noises calling out to their mums, the adults grumbling at each other, and watch some of the most graceful elegant swimmers twist and turn with immense flexibility, become lumbering ungainly mammals on the dry land, what a juxtaposition.

After spending some time videoing them, and numerous photographs taken, it was time to head home with a long 3hour drive ahead of us. Started to rain again once in the car, so quick coffee made and on our way. Thanking our stars we didn’t have rain while seal spotting.

Forgot to say there were loads of twitchers (bird spotters there too, not the slightest bit interested in the seals!!) They were looking for a Rhoddes Warbler I believe, super rare.