Bempton Cliffs

A visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs reserve south of Scarborough, combined with lunch at Flamborough head, provided plenty of opportunity to observe the nesting Gannets, Fulmars and Kittiwakes at close quarters, whilst Shags were to be seen skimming the coastline just offshore. Bempton is the only mainland Gannet colony and presents quite a spectacle with thousands of birds rearing large grey fluffy chicks on the precipitous chalk cliffs

Taken on a great workshop with Paul Miguel, where I learnt loads. It was my first, and hopefully not my last, trip to Bempton.

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Bempton Cliffs (RSPB), Bempton, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK.

Gannet

part of the hugely spectacular Sea bird colony at RSPB Bempton Cliffs

With over 1/2 a million seabirds nesting during the summer you really feel part of nature here.

Gannet at Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire.

Falco tinnunculus

Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK. Awesome bird, showed incredibly well putting on an airshow right in front of us.

Fulmars are my favourite seabird to watch they have a real elegance. The afternoon light at Bempton is perfect for highlighting this with light and shadow.

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Bempton Cliffs , Yorkshire

I know it’s not a good shot, but hey, it’s a Blacked-browed Albatross!

I loved this Kittiwake coming in to land on the cliff edge and the Razorbill looking away!

Taken on a very dull day at Bempton Cliffs RSPB Nature Reserve

Sailing out to the Bempton Cliffs on the Yorkshire Belle from Bridlington Harbour offered the chance to get a snapshot of diving gannets. I certainly got more than I bargained for here when an entire fleet encompassed the boat with some getting as close as this.

Corvus monedula. Bempton Cliffs (RSPB), Bempton, Bridlington, East Yorkshire, UK.

Gannet taken at Bempton Cliffs.

A pair of love birds at Bempton Cliffs.

Recent trip to Bempton Cliffs RSPB Reserve.

Puffin, Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorshire, July 2020.

I saw this gannet through a gap in the long grass. He flew off immediately

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RSPB at Bempton Cliffs on Gannet Photography Workshops with Steve Race on 11, August 2014

Razorbill, Bempton Cliffs RSPB, East Yorkshire, April 2022.