Uria aalge pair

Bempton Cliffs

These auks have a very small territory on rocky ledges, so small that it only extends a beak’s-length. A single egg is laid directly onto the bare rock - no nest as such is made. Once its chick is three weeks old, it will dive off the cliff into the sea with its father.

Gannet, Morus bassanus

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Looking north towards Filey.

Red-tailed Shrike or Turkestan Shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides

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Gannet, Morus bassanus

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Gannet, Morus bassanus

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Puffin, Fratercula arctica

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A lovely delicate small gull. A Kittiwake is seen heading for its nest with a little more building material.

Photo taken at Bempton Cliffs.

One of several viewing galleries at Bempton Nature Reserve, East Yorkshire the largest seabird colony in Europe. Gannets and many other species will be congreating now for theo breeding season, There was on a handful of people up there during my visit. Gannets dived, swooped and glided all afternoon.

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Puffin, Fratercula arctica

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My first attempt at high-key....

Northern Gannet at RSPB Bempton Cliffs

Taken at RSPB Bempton Cliffs

Gannet, Morus bassanus

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RASP Bempton Cliffs

Gannet, Morus bassanus

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Bempton Cliffs

Adult gannets are large and bright white with black wingtips. They are distinctively shaped with a long neck and long pointed beak, long pointed tail, and long pointed wings. At sea they flap and then glide low over the water, often travelling in small groups. They feed by flying high and circling before plunging into the sea.

Taken at Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire, UK

RSPB Bempton Cliffs

Includes one of the thousands of flys which are attracted by the smell of fishy guano.

From Bempton Cliffs in July

Puffins are any of three species of small alcids (auks) in the bird genus Fratercula. These are pelagic seabirds that feed primarily by diving in the water. They breed in large colonies on coastal cliffs or offshore islands, nesting in crevices among rocks or in burrows in the soil. Two species, the tufted puffin and horned puffin, are found in the North Pacific Ocean, while the Atlantic puffin is found in the North Atlantic Ocean.

All puffin species have predominantly black or black and white plumage, a stocky build, and large beaks that get brightly colored during the breeding season. They shed the colorful outer parts of their bills after the breeding season, leaving a smaller and duller beak. Their short wings are adapted for swimming with a flying technique underwater. In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 400 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface.

This image was taken at Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire.

Bempton Cliffs

Red-tailed Shrike or Turkestan Shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides

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