Birds seen in Thornwick Bay on the first and last days of my holiday in the area in early May 2025

Kestrel looking down from wire cables at the edge of Thornwick Bay holiday park during my first walk in the area on the afternoon I arrived

Common Whitethroat perched at the top of a stick for a few minutes, also during my first walk

Dunnock singing from the top of a conifer in the holiday park in the early morning on my last day

Male Chaffinch also singing from the top of a conifer

Young Sparrow balancing on the top of a wire fence

Song Thrush singing in the early morning

Greenfinch, also singing from the top of conifer, made my last morning full of bird song

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 Stonechat 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, wildlife, lighthouses and lovely scenery during a walk along the cliffs from Thornwick Bay to Flamborough Head - 20th May 2024

On Monday morning I set off for a walk along the cliffs from Thornwick Bay to Flamborough Head.

Couple of Razorbills on the side of the cliff

View from the top of the cliff

I came across a fuzzy caterpillar on the path

The Drinking Dinosaur at Flamborough Head

Relaxed upside-down seal at Flamborough Head

The newest Lighthouse at Flamborugh Head

Beautiful wild roses growing on the cliffs

Distant view of the newest Lighthouse

The oldest Lighthouse at Flamborough Head

Both newest and oldest Lighthouses

Many Kittiwakes were nesting on the cliff face

There was a broken egg on the cliff path

Puffins and Razorbills on the cliff at Breil Nook

Male Pheasant and Meadow Buttercups in a field at North Landing

Skylark in a field at North Landing

Swallow on the ground at the edge of the holiday park in Thornwick Bay