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, nature and flowers - walk along the cliffs to Thornwick Bay, North Landing and Flamborough Head and back - 7th June 2026

View of Thornwick Bay

Starlings and young on the cliffside

Busy Sunday traffic on the cliffs at Thornwick Bay

Bee on Cow Parsley

North Landing bay with Boathouse cafe - I was heading there first for lobster and chips!

Puffin on the cliffs just past North Landing

Two Puffins on the cliffs just past North Landing!

Puffins and a Razorbill a bit further along the coast

Guillemots on the cliff

Guillemot having an argument with a Razorbill

Puffins and a Kittiwake

Puffin, Razorbill and False Mayweed flowers

Many Guillemots perching on the side of the cliff

Yorkshire Belle on a sight-seeing tour along the cliffs

surrounded by flying Kittiwakes

then off to Bempton Cliffs

The small boat from North Landing arrived at the cliffs after the Yorkshire Belle had left

Large black bee on the path

New lighthouse at Flamborough Head in the distance

One of Flamborough village's Flowerpot Festival creations had made it as far as Flamborough Head

Seals lying on rock formations by the coast at low tide

On my way back, I turned round and looked once again at Flamborough Head

and the new lighthouse

and the old lighthouse

Painted Lady butterfly on long grass near the coastal path

Kittiwakes with nests on the cliffs that were near some False Mayweed flowers

A Ladybird landed on my knee while I was sitting down near the edge of the cliff

Large Highland cattle in a field near the cliffs

Wild Orchids in a field at the edge of Thornwick Bay holiday park

Wooden Woodpecker on the Adventure Trail sign in the holiday park

Male Chaffinch perching on the hedge surrounding Thornwick Bay nature reserve

Goldfinch and Linnet perching on top of the hedge in the late afternoon sunshine

Goldfinch perching on a pine at the holiday park