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Well you can't go to Bempton cliffs without taking the cliffs, can you ? I mean the birds are not that interesting.
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
A couple more shots from Bempton Cliffs in May.
Here a lone Kittiwake seems to be looking for a place rather occupied by guillemots (Uria aalge)
A kittiwake emerges from fog and soars beneath the cliffs at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, East Yorkshire, UK.
Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK. Awesome bird, showed incredibly well putting on an airshow right in front of us. This was its first pass after sitting far out on the sea for hours. Been a long time since I saw the Hemaness bird, (14th April 1995).
The razorbill is a medium-sized seabird. It is black above and white below. It has a thick black beak which is deep and blunt, unlike the thinner bill of the similar guillemot. It breeds around the coast of the UK, with the largest colonies in northern Scotland. There are none breeding between the Humber and the Isle of Wight. Birds only come to shore to breed, and winter in the northern Atlantic. The future of this species is linked to the health of the marine environment. Fishing nets, pollution and declining fish stocks all threaten the razorbill.