Stonechat, Puffins, Gannets, Wall butterfly and lighthouses seen during walk from North Landing to Flamborough Head on 7th May 2025

I was staying in Thornwick Bay, East Yorkshire, for a week in early May.  After a day at Bempton Cliffs, I decided to walk along the cliffs to Flamborough Head on the next day.

A male Stone Chat was singing while perching on a twig at the beginning of my walk

I took note of the serious warning when I set out to walk along the cliff path

View from the cliff path to Thornwick Bay

Puffins perching on the rocky cliff face

Further along the cliffs I briefly saw a Puffin standing on grass at the edge of the cliff before it flew away

I also managed to get a close view of a Puffin that was resting just below the edge of the cliff

Dangerous area of the cliff on the way to Flamborough Head

Gannets in flight

The old Lighthouse at Flamborough Head

and the new Lighthouse

Wall butterfly resting on the ground at Flamborough Head

and then feeding on a dandelion flower

Puffin pulling up grass for its burrow from the edge of Flamborough Head

Puffins seen on the cliff face during my walk back to North Landing

Home for the week!

 

Birds at Bempton Cliffs - Puffins, Gannets, Kittiwakes, Fulmars, etc - on 6th May 2025

I visited East Yorkshire for a week in early May, staying in Thornwick Bay.  On my first day there I walked along the cliffs to RSPB Bempton Cliffs.  I saw a couple of Puffins on my way there.

There were already lots of people on one of the viewing platforms

Two Razorbills at the side of the cliffs

Blackbird singing in the Dell

Goldfinch perching on a shrub near where I was sitting

Sedge Warbler hiding among vegetation

Razorbill at an angle

Dodgy-looking contraptions those viewing platforms on the edge of the cliff!

There were lots of Gannets on the cliffs

Pair of Gannets getting a little too friendly!

View along the edge of the cliffs

Resting Fulmar

Pair of loved-up Kittiwakes

Lone Guillemot

Tree Sparrow perching on the fence during my walk back along the cliffs

The two lighthouses at Flamborough Head in the distance

Cliffs near Thornwick Bay

 

Birds, insects and adders at Abberton and Fingrinhoe nature reserve at the end of April2025

 Towards the end of April I went on a coach trip to Abberton and Fingringhoe nature reserves

The Layer Breton Causeway at Abberton was our first stop where I saw a pair of Egyptian geese with four young goslings

Spoonbills were flying around in the trees

Some young Grey Herons were on a nest in the centre of a tree

It was great seeing the Spoonbills

Two male Tufted ducks were near the edge of the causeway

Another pair of Spoonbills were on the ground on the other side of the lagoon

After visiting Layer Breton Causeway, we moved on to Fingringhoe nature reserve

View of the lake at Fingringhoe

Male Pheasant crossing the grassy path

A green Shield bug landed on my coat as I was having lunch

Thames barge sailing along the river at Fingringhoe

Bird hide at the edge of the river

Female Adder curled up in the undergrowth by the side of the path leading to the bird hide

Male Adder working its way through the undergrowth

Wild Orchid in the grass

Barn Owl box on a tree at the edge of the river.  Owls were inside but did not come out.

Distant view of the backside of a Cuckoo!

Closer view of a Robin

Male Linnet perching on a tree near the visitor centre

Slightly closer, but still blurry, Cuckoo - it refused to come any nearer!

Comma butterfly on a shrub near the visitor centre