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

 

Grebes - Black-necked and Great Crested - and other wildlife at Walthamstow Wetlands - 26th April 2024

I went for a walk round Walthamstow Wetlands on 26th April and was so happy to have seen a pair of Black-necked Grebes on Lockwood reservoir while there.  I am so lucky to hold a birdwatching permit as the Grebes were situated on the far side of the reservoir that is not accessible to the general public.

Black-necked Grebe in summer breeding plumage

For comparison here is a Great Crested Grebe

Pair of Black-necked Grebes in the foreground and Great Crested Grebe in the background

Closer views of the magnificent Black-necked Grebes

There was lots of other interest around including this Starling with a beakful of something

Hybrid Greylag/Domestic goose?

Little Egret

Greylag goose with a bunch of tiny fluffy goslings

Dad Greylag staring at me as I tried to photograph his goslings

This gosling decided to hide on mum's back

Pair of Canada geese with two tiny yellow goslings

Feed me!  Feed me!  Hungry juvenile Great Crested Grebe

and with a parent

Parent Great Crested Grebe with a fish

Foxing skulking in the long grass

Canada goose followed by four goslings

Another photograph of the wonderful Black-necked Grebe!