18th of January: On TV this week

The seal pupping season on Blakeney Point is pretty much over, with the birth of pup number 2,426 at the start of the week - more than likely the last one of this winter. As the season reaches its end, the media spotlight is very much on the Grey Seals of Blakeney Point...

One of this winter's pups (Ian Ward)

They will be featured on Winterwatch at 8pm tomorrow on BBC 2 and also on Tuesday night's episode - click here for a sneak preview. To coincide with Winterwatch, the seals are also appearing on Blue Peter at 5.30pm Thursday (22nd) on CBBC. Tune in and look out for Rangers Ajay and George on Winterwatch and Blue Peter respectively.

Ajay with Iolo Williams (BBC)

Ajay and George with Radzi Chinyanganya

Read more about the record-breaking seal pupping season on Blakeney Point on the National Trust East of England blog.

The below graph and table show just how dramatic the pupping increase has been over the last 13 years...

  

Year	Total	Increase
2001	25
2002	50	100%
2003	75	50%
2004	100	25%
2005	175	75%
2006	213	22%
2007	278	31%
2008	413	49%
2009	579	40%
2010/11	747	29%
2011/12	933	25%
2012/13	1223	31%
2013/14	1566	28%
2014/15	2426	55%