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

Puffins at Bempton Cliffs

 

Lots of puffins on the cliffs, the star bird !  Always good to see and certainly brings a smile x

Kittiwakes with kitti chicks !

Gannets, the wardens told us the numbers were up with is definately good news. The ones with the blue heads have a transmitter fitted to them and data is collected from these few birds re where they feed, times etc.  Once you had your eye in there were quite a few sat on the cliffs. 

and a hunting barn owl to finish the day off. A lovely day as always at Bempton x

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 !