Young visitor wades in

By Margaret Crosby

Last updated 15:46, Wednesday, 19 November 2008

THIS surprise baby visitor turned up at Coulderton Beach, near Nethertown on Friday and local seaside residents feared it may have been washed up by the tide and become stranded.

visitor: The seal pup that washed up at Coulderton beach last week

The grey seal pup was alert and inquisitive and a quick call to the animal welfare people brought the advice to simply leave it alone and it would probably be carried back out to sea when the tide came in.

David Wilkinson and a neighbour took a tarpaulin down to help the seal on its way but the animal energetically wiggled off out into the Irish Sea several hours later.

Our thanks go to Sylvia Maudling, David’s cousin, who captured this picture of the interesting and interested visitor to the West Cumbrian coast.