A few from Bempton Cliffs

 

A daytime hunting barn owl that was straight into the sun

Pair of fulmars

Gannets, busy collecting and sorting themselves, one was rung 

Guillemots

A peregrine hunting the cliffs

and the must see bird, the puffin xx

Bempton Cliffs

Another trip to Bempton which, to be honest, was quite disappointing. The people, oh my goodness, a mid week trip with kids at school and we thought it would be fairly quiet. Wrong ! We were just in the overspill of the overspill and the crowds walking along the cliff tops and on the viewing areas was off the scale. Some viewpoints we could not even get on. It was a nightmare. There were alot more birds on the cliffs than our last visit which was good. But seeing the sea upskittles me a bit and I always get the urge to go on a cruise !! Just a few pics for you to see. 

Fulmar

Lots of gannet action on the cliff tops, but also lots of photographers !

Razorbills

We saw just one puffin on the cliffs, slightly obscured by grasses. There were quite a few here, coming and going, but afraid non landing in view.

and quite a few tree sparrows on the paths

RSPB Bempton Cliffs

 

Lots of puffin action !

Kittiwakes

Guillemots

The gannets were busy collecting grass for their nests and had already stripped a huge patch bare

Fulmars

Our annual trip to Bempton Cliffs didn't disappoint. Lots of birds and blue sky. But the amount of people........and it was a Monday. We had to park in the overspill of the overspill !

Been very busy at home since we got back from Arizona. The garden had changed seasons while we were away so there was all the bulbs to lift, tomatoes to plant out and the propogators all to be re-sown with seeds. Plus we had bought a new shed (the last one was 40 years old!) so had to take that down so the car went to the tip many times in the praying position! New shed delivered on Tuesday and was up and painted by teatime. Always busy !

RSPB Bempton Cliffs

Fulmar 

Gannets with young 

Kittiwakes with young 

Puffins ! 

Razorbill with young 

and a stoat !

but even Bempton isn't free from the idiots that now visit the countryside. A Saturday night party here on the cliff tops where the scum left every bit of rubbish and their tent aswell. 

Our annual trip to Bempton Cliffs. The sky was blue and the sea fret that had lingered last week had finally cleared. Only the main car park was open to try and keep the visitor numbers down, which it did. But the visitors there today had no concept of social distancing and when a puffin was pointed out to them, 2 metres became 2 inches. Not good at all so we found our own birds away from the crowds and didn't stay long. A good one way system was in operation which worked perfectly well but social spacing on the platforms was non-existent. Good views of puffins, the star birds, a hunting peregrine swooping through the birds at sea and a stoat running up the grass bank were the highlights of an excellent few hours.