Brown Hare in Thornwick during a morning walk and afternoon birdwatching along the cliffs at North Landing - 10th June 2026

Tuesday began with a Goldfinch collecting nesting material from outside my mobile home

I went for a walk to the lake in Thornwick Bay Holiday Park

A pair of Tufted ducks were on the lake

Beautiful yellow Water Irises at the edge of the lake

I had been hoping to see a Brown Hare and found one hiding in long foliage at the far end of the lake area - just look at those long ears!

Goldfinch perching on a post near the lake

Male Greenfinch on a large pile of earth at the edge of Thornwick nature reserve

Skylark on a path in the holiday park

Male Linnet on wire fence in the holiday park

Goldfinches were gathering nesting material from plants in the hedge

Female Blackbird with lunch for her babies

In the afternoon I walked to North Landing where I found a Painted Lady on Valerian flowers

There was also a Small Skipper butterfly

Further on I saw the Yorkshire Belle as it sailed along below the cliffs during its journey towards Bempton Cliffs

and the small boat that does short trips from North Landing

Later on I saw the Yorkshire Belle again and it sailed back towards Bridlington

and the small boat emerged from the space between the cliffs

Razorbills were sitting on the cliffs between False Mayweed flowers

The sky was looking quite dark behind the old lighthouse

and behind the new lighthouse

Atlantic Puffin perching on the side of the cliff

Large group of Guillemots on the edge of the cliff

Herring gull with two tiny fluffy spotted chicks

Puffins were perching low down on the side of the cliffs

It was raining in the distance

Highland cattle - adult and calf - in a field next to the cliffs

The old lighthouse at Flamborough Head in the distance

  

and both new and old lighthouses below a very dark sky

Another sea-going vessel sailing along below the cliffs

Male Linnet on a bare shrub at the edge of the cliff - it was raining by now!

I was trying to hurry along along under the dark skies

but kept seeing birds on the way - male Greenfinch on the left and female Linnet on the right

Rain above Thornwick Bay Holiday Park

I managed to get back just before there was a heavy deluge!

Later on, after dinner, it had stopped raining and I went for another walk round the site where there was a wonderful display of pink and grey clouds

 

Birds, animals and flowers during afternoon walk along the cliff from Thornwick Bay in the direction of Bempton - 8th June 2026

After my morning walk in Flamborough village and lunch in my holiday accommodation, I decided to go for a walk along the cliff from Thornwick Bay

On my way up to the cliff, I saw a male Stonechat

and a female Stonechat

Meadow Pipit perching on one of the posts at the edge of fields near the cliff path

View of Filey and Filey Brigg from the clifftop path

Pretty wild Orchid growing in a meadow

Plenty of Hemlock and/or Cow Parsley in a field at the edge of the path

Looking back towards the two distant lighthouses on Flamborough Head

Relaxed-looking sheep resting in long grass

Northern Fulmar resting lower down on the side of the cliff

Pair of Atlantic Puffins on the cliff edge

Razorbill and False Mayweed flowers

Puffins resting on the side of the steep cliff face

Northern Fulmar sitting on the edge of the rocky cliff

Further on, in another recess in the cliff, there were more Puffins

There was also a pair of Fulmars

and a wing-flapping Razorbill

Some pretty wildflowers on the cliff as I turned round and began to walk back towards Thornwick Bay

Painted Lady butterfly perching on Cow Parsley flower

A third Fulmar was trying to join a pair on the side of the cliff - it was quickly sent away!

There was also an annoying Razorbill above the pair of Fulmars

Peace at last!

Silver-ground Carpet Moth on a wildflower

Relaxed sheep

Lovely carpet of Red Campion and Cow Parlsey/Hemlock in a dip at the edge of the cliff

Heading back towards Thornwick Bay, which is in the distance

It was raining somewhere!

Lots of lovely grasses in front of the holiday park

Back at the holiday park, there was a Chiffchaff on a stem above the hedge by Thornwick nature reserve

Male Greenfinch singing in the late afternoon sunshine

Blackbird singing on top of a pine tree at the holiday park

Flowers from a climbing shrub near my holiday accommodation

Lovely Valerian flowers near the path by my holiday home