Katalin Bolya

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France Seals, Berck

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Seal colony living in the sandy river mouth.
Two species of seals live here: the Common Seal (Phoca vitulina vitulina) and the Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus).

Photography Tips

The pictures were taken with a 28-200mm zoom lens. At low tide, the seals lay on the other side of the river. I think that at high tide the entire estuary is under water, the entire sandy shore and the stone dam from where the pictures were taken. I don't know where the seals are then. So it is definitely worth taking photos at low tide.

webcam of the place:
https://www.skaping.com/berck-sur-mer/baie-d-authie?archives=MTcyNTM2NDIwMA-YQ

tidal info:
https://tides.today/en/%F0%9F%8C%8D/france/hauts-de-france/berck-plage-fort-mahon

Travel Information

There is a huge parking area.

Spot Type Outdoor

Crowd Factor A decent amount of people

Best Timing Daytime

Sunrise & Sunset 08:50 - 16:54 | current local time: 07:52

Photo Themes Beach river mouth seals

Locations Berck

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