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

 

Wildlife seen during a July walk round RSPB Rainham Marshes

I love visiting RSPB Rainham Marshes, near Purfleet, in Essex.  These photos are from a recent visit there.

Firstly a couple of large birds:

A Grey Heron was patrolling one of the lagoons

 A couple of Little Egrets were dancing at the edge of another lagoon

Now moving on to much smaller birds:

A very tiny Wren was singing tunefully at the edge of the boardwalk

 A female Linnet was hopping around in the bushes and I just managed to get her into a photo

A Goldfinch was not being very co-operative as a model and refused to turn round for me

I accidentally had more luck with this Sedge Warbler as it hopped to the front of the shrubbery

Lastly, not to forget the tiny creatures that live in the nature reserve, here is a Common Darter dragonfly perching on a dead twig