They say cows sit down when it's about to rain, but what does it mean when they stand around staring at a baby seal?

No - we have no idea either.

Basically, a five-day-old pup got separated from its mum in a creek, waddled out of the water and found itself washed up in the middle of a field.

The result is a picture to do the rounds on social media.

She was saved by a birdwatcher who spotted her at an RSPB sanctuary on the banks of The Wash in Lincolnshire.

Ian Ellis noticed the herd surrounding the baby seal through his telescope.

He was advised to move it while RSPB staff warden Toby Collett came to collect her.

The seal has now been named Celebration to mark Natureland seal sanctuary's 50th anniversary and she is now recovering at the centre.

Ian, 67, from Boston, said: "There are seals on the edge of the marsh but it was the way the cows were so inquisitive that made me look.

"Toby picked up the seal and I put it in my coat and carried it to the car park all the way down the sea bank to be rescued."

The pup is a harbour seal who give birth in the summer months.

Celebration will continue through the rehabilitation process until she is 60-70lb and is able to feed in the water by herself.

"We will then release her back to the wild."

The Natureland seal sanctuary in Skegness rescues around 30 to 50 seals a year.

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