Bempton Circular Walk - 10th July 2020

Barn Owl

I've not been up to the cliffs for a few days, mainly because the weather has not been good at first light and later in the day would be far to busy. This morning, although rain was forecast later, I felt the need to walk the four mile circular route, door to door. A few spots of rain on the cliffs but the most noticeable factor was the drop in temperature. Yes, it was cold! I decided to carry my Canon 300mm 2.8 lens with 2x converter for a change to my 400mm 5.6 prime lens.

Before leaving the garden, this recently fledged Song Thrush just had to be photographed!...

The two Canada Geese families on Buckton Pond are just about grown up now...

The recent rain has left many puddles on Hoddy Cows Lane, much to the liking of this Blackbird...

Further up the lane, this Barn Owl hunted...

And this image of a Roe Deer just had to be taken...

Two Yellow Wagtails were too quick for me, as were four Grey Partridges but this Corn Bunting (one of three) was much more obliging...

This Wren belted out its song on the clifftop...

On the cliffs, it was business as usual!

This Gannet must have the "prettiest" nest on the cliffs!...

These Gannets on Bartlett Nab could be newly paired birds, cementing a bond and maybe establishing a nest site...

Gannet with its Guga...

It can be rather mucky on the ledges!...

One of my favourite birds, the Fulmar...

"Got any chips mate?" Herring Gull chick...

Some of the Kittiwake chicks can't be long off fledging! In their first year, they are often known as "Tarrocks"...

A good number of adult Kittiwakes are still "ragging" the vegetation for nesting material...

A few Guillemot "Jumplings" can still be seen on the ledges...

This pair of Razorbills had a chick (Jumpling) but are still both at the nest site. Normally, when the Jumpling jumps, the male bird accompanies it out to sea. Now with both still on the ledge, one wonders if the chick was predated or did not survive its jump into the sea...

My garden is well past its best!...

All three Bempton Auks with a complementary Gannet!...

Whilst walking back to Bempton down Cliff Lane, these four Little Egrets flew north (first of the year for me!). I just couldn't get my camera to lock on to them as they approached, the best I could do was....