After making our journey north through Beverley and villages we arrived at our first destination,Bempton Cliffs RSPB.To be fair it was only 9.30 and wasn't too busy yet and we found a parking spot pretty quickly.
The weather wasn't too bad,but it wasn't as good as it had been forecast unfortunately with periods of cloud and a cool breeze,but every visit here is great,so off we went to visit the different viewing areas.
In the back of my mind the thought of the Black-browed Albertross from earlier in the week did appeal,but i'm not that jammy!.
It was really great to visit again,with the fantastic sight and sounds of this seabird city and the towering cliffs providing some superb scenery.
My favourite birds showed brilliantly as always,the Gannets and i managed some half decent images of them today and even took a few videos of them as they bill fenced and collected nesting material from the cliff tops.
It was also nice to see a proud Razorbill parent with it's egg,something i had never seen here,as we usually visit when the birds have chicks,just great to watch.
After spending a good 3 hours watching the stunning seabirds we made our way around to Flamborough for some well earned lunch at the excellent Headlands Restaurant.
After enjoying our meal we went to explore Selwick's Bay and took loads of pics of this brilliant area before ascending back up those knackering steps.
The day was finished by a mini twitch to see the reported Temminck's Stint which had taken up temporary residence on Thornwick Pools.
This is a cracking little reserve and has certainly added another dimension to the headlands diversity of habitat.
After bumping into local birder Andy Malley,he showed me where the Temminck's was hanging out,with distant views to start,it then flew onto the main pool and eventually right infront of the hide,giving some cracking views and allowing me to get some decent pics of this superb little wader.
This species visits our shores on its long migration from its wintering grounds in Africa,en route to the birds breeding grounds on the Scandinavian tundra,no mean feat for a tiny wader.
What a great end to another fantastic day out in gods own county.
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| Seabird City At Bempton RSPB. |
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| Razorbill Guarding The Next Generation,Bempton Cliffs RSPB. |
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| Kittiwake Dispute,Bempton Cliffs RSPB. |
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| Beautiful Gannets,Bempton Cliffs RSPB. |
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| Courting Couple,Bempton Cliffs RSPB. |
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| A stunning Adult Gannet,Bempton Cliffs RSPB. |
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| Fulmar,Bempton Cliffs RSPB. |
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| Selwick's Bay,Flamborough. |
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| Selwick's Bay,Flamborough. |
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| Adult Temminck's Stint,Thornwick Pools,Flamborough. |
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| Adult Temminck's Stint,Thornwick Pools,Flamborough. |
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| Adult Temminck's Stint,Thornwick Pools,Flamborough. |
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