Showing posts with label seals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seals. Show all posts

Wednesday, 1 July 2026

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

 

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Eider ducks, Guillemots, Rock Pipits and Atlantic Puffins in Seahouses and the Farne Islands - 10th May 2026

Male Eider duck on the rocks near the harbour in Seahouses

and with a female

Young Shag standing on rock at the edge of one of the Farne Islands

Busy boat service round the Farne Islands

Puffins in the water near the edge of an island




Guillemots standing on the rocks

Bridled Guillemot, on the left, with two other Guillemots at the top of Staple Island

There were other boats in the area with less people on board!

Seals on a rock near the lighthouse

Longstone lighthouse with seals on the rock in front

Another form of transport at the Farne Islands

Bamburgh Castle in the distance

Queue of people waiting to leave Inner Farne with the lighthouse in the distance

Barn Swallow perching on a branch on Inner Farne

The stars of the show - Atlantic Puffins










There were other birds on Inner Farne - Rock Pipit


Guillemots

Guillemots at the edge of Inner Farne with Longstone Lighthouse and Grace Darling's old house in the distance

The boat that brought me to Inner Farne had to wait outside Inner Farne for an hour until it was time for the passengers to reboard

Female Eider duck

and male Eider duck spotted while waiting in the queue to board the boat

More Eider ducks at the edge of Inner Farne and another boat bringing passengers for an hour's walk round Inner Farne - unfortunately, not really enough time on the island!

Looking back at Inner Farne on the way back to Seahouses

Tribute to Sir David Attenborough for his 100th birthday on the beach in Seahouses

Busy traffic at Seahouses harbour

Male Eiders showing off near a female

Popular female Eider duck!