Puffin
A very early start this morning to achieve several aims - to capture the sunrise and the "golden hour"; to avoid the crowds and as it is forecast to be very hot and sunny, to return home comfortable! I have to say it was a grand morning walk (just over 4miles) and it felt good to be out! More so, that I achieved my aims and collected a little bonus along the way (clue above)!
I wasn't sure what the sunrise would be like, but I knew it would occur c0515hrs . The following images were taken from Cliff Lane, Bempton and from Bempton Cliffs.
The "golden hour" follows sunrise and can give the cliffs and birds a warm, golden hue.
The Auks, Puffins, Guillemots and Razorbills have certainly thinned out, with a few Guillemots and Puffins still on the cliffs. The main birds are now Gannets, Kittiwakes, Herring Gulls and Fulmars. Of note, one of the local Barn Owls was hunting and between Hoddy Cows Lane and Buckton Hall, a Marsh Harrier hunted.
I mentioned above that I was rewarded with a little bonus. This bonus was my first Puffin of the year with a beak full of Sand Eels, destined for a Puffling that will be fledging soon. Most of the remaining Auks will depart the cliffs within the next two weeks.
Gannet Life
A small group of Guillemots
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting
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