Birds, animals and flowers during afternoon walk along the cliff from Thornwick Bay in the direction of Bempton - 8th June 2026

After my morning walk in Flamborough village and lunch in my holiday accommodation, I decided to go for a walk along the cliff from Thornwick Bay

On my way up to the cliff, I saw a male Stonechat

and a female Stonechat

Meadow Pipit perching on one of the posts at the edge of fields near the cliff path

View of Filey and Filey Brigg from the clifftop path

Pretty wild Orchid growing in a meadow

Plenty of Hemlock and/or Cow Parsley in a field at the edge of the path

Looking back towards the two distant lighthouses on Flamborough Head

Relaxed-looking sheep resting in long grass

Northern Fulmar resting lower down on the side of the cliff

Pair of Atlantic Puffins on the cliff edge

Razorbill and False Mayweed flowers

Puffins resting on the side of the steep cliff face

Northern Fulmar sitting on the edge of the rocky cliff

Further on, in another recess in the cliff, there were more Puffins

There was also a pair of Fulmars

and a wing-flapping Razorbill

Some pretty wildflowers on the cliff as I turned round and began to walk back towards Thornwick Bay

Painted Lady butterfly perching on Cow Parsley flower

A third Fulmar was trying to join a pair on the side of the cliff - it was quickly sent away!

There was also an annoying Razorbill above the pair of Fulmars

Peace at last!

Silver-ground Carpet Moth on a wildflower

Relaxed sheep

Lovely carpet of Red Campion and Cow Parlsey/Hemlock in a dip at the edge of the cliff

Heading back towards Thornwick Bay, which is in the distance

It was raining somewhere!

Lots of lovely grasses in front of the holiday park

Back at the holiday park, there was a Chiffchaff on a stem above the hedge by Thornwick nature reserve

Male Greenfinch singing in the late afternoon sunshine

Blackbird singing on top of a pine tree at the holiday park

Flowers from a climbing shrub near my holiday accommodation

Lovely Valerian flowers near the path by my holiday home

 

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