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

Birds and wildlife seen during morning walk in Thornwick and an afternoon walk to South Landing - 8th May 2025

In the morning I walked along a footpath at the edge of Thornwick Bay holiday park

A male Chaffinch was singing from the top of the hedge

Another Chaffinch was perching on a metal barrier

Common Whitethroat perching in the middle of the hedge

Dunnock perching on bare bramble

Common Whitethroat on the hedge

Meadow Pipits having a wash on marshy ground

Nosy lamb watching me take photographs

Pretty pink Campion flowers at the bottom of the hedge

Beautiful Pansies in a planter at the holiday park

I went back to the mobile home for lunch, then in the afternoon I walked to South Landing

Yellow Poppy amongst the vegetation in the woodland at South Landing

Roe deer in a field near the cliffs at South Landing

Large colourful Puffin sculpture in Flamborough village

Rabbits in a field at the edge of the holiday park in Thornwick Bay

Drinker moth caterpillar on the path

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