Atlantic Gannet
Another very pleasant spring morning with sunshine and blue sky but a tad chilly at 0600hrs. I almost put on my "big" coat but was glad I didn't as temperatures rose. Usual circular walk of the patch but the passerines seemed a little lacking.
Started off with an obliging Swallow...
Followed by an obliging Song Thrush...
And an obliging Robin, belting out its song...
And this is where the word "obliging" leaves my blog vocabulary for a while!
Best bird of the day was this excellent male Yellow Wagtail albeit distant (and heavily cropped)...
This was the only image I managed of a Corn Bunting...
The cliffs were, of course, more lively! Puffins were conspicuous by their absence, with only one in the nest hole on Grandstand being seen. The Razorbills and Guillemots also seemed lower in numbers on the cliffs but many were on the sea in rafts. Many of those on the cliffs seemed to be adopting their "brooding" posture, but no eggs were visible. Several of the Auks and Kittiwakes were observed participating in cloacal kissing! Fulmars seemed to be absent today.
I turned my camera towards the Gannets and chose to capture a few in flight...
And to the Gannets ragging the cliffs for gifts of endearment for their partners and ultimately nesting material...
Please remember to stay safe if exercising and to follow current government instructions.
All visitor facilities at Bempton Cliffs are currently closed.
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