Yellowhammer and other wildlife spotted during a wander round Thornwick Bay holiday park during my last morning in Yorkshire - 12th June 2026

I had been hoping to see a Yellowhammer during my week in East Yorkshire, but it only happened on my last morning when I went to the back of the lake where I had previously seen the lovely Brown Hare

A walk along the path behind the hedge on the border of the holiday park produced a Common Whitethroat

a Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

a Painted Lady butterfly

a rather distant male Linnet

and a very quickly disappearing Skylark

On the side of the site near the sea, I came across a Meadow Pipit perching on a bramble

The field on the cliff in front of the holiday park was full of grass stems swaying in the wind

and beautiful yellow Meadow Buttercups

There were some lovely mauve Poppies by one of the entrances to Thornwick nature reserve

 I spent a great week on the East Yorkshire coast with all sorts of weather - sun, heat, wind, rain, thunder and lightning - and had a really great time.  I hope I will be able to go there again next year!

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