A very dull, cloudy morning did not inspire me, so a couple of walks around Bempton village. However, the weather improved early afternoon with blue sky and sunshine which improved my mood and a walk with Symphony to the cliffs and back was undertaken. On the edge of the reserve, at the top of Cliff Lane, 30+ Fieldfare commuted between the fields and trees and 20+ Redwing were dotted about the same field. Two male Bramblings were seen at the feeding station and three Stonechats were between the visitor centre and nature trail. In the "seeded" field a Short-eared Owl quartered, but kept its distance (as did most birds!). On the sea, a couple of Guillemots bathed and a south easterly passage of Kittiwakes number 20+. Probably best bird for me was a very late Swallow, again heading south easterly. Small pods of Harbour Porpoise were also seen. Very little now on the cliffs and Gannet numbers have dramatically reduced on sea and passage.
Photography wise was rather disappointing. Birds were either too fast or distant! Again using my Sony RX10, I struggled with focus. I wasn't going to make this post but obviously I have!
Fieldfares
Hopefully, one day, things will improve and I'll get it right!
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