Previously “Diary of a Birding Medic”; “Rugby Birder”; "Bempton Birder”. All views expressed in this blog are my OWN and do not represent the opinions or policies of any organisations or entities whatsoever with whom I have been, am now or will be affiliated. Reference to Bempton Cliffs in NO way promotes the organisation known as RSPB Bempton Cliffs, but rather the FREEdom of the cliffs.

Wednesday, 10 February 2021

Beast from the East (Day 4)

 

Wild and Bleak, Bempton Cliffs

Day 4 with the "Beast from the East" but the "Beast" is becoming much tamer! Very low temperatures have frozen the snow and its melt and the easterly wind has lowered its strength. It still looks wild and bleak as well as beautiful, with a few short showers of sleet and snow. My local exercise walk took in a circular route from Bempton, to and along the cliffs, Buckton Cliffs, Hoddy Cows Lane, Buckton and back to Bempton.

Cliff Lane, Bempton






Bempton Cliffs





Scarborough Castle is about 18miles from Bempton but showed well this morning!


Gateway to Filey

A bleak Hoddy Cows Lane 

Buckton Pond



Birds along the way:

Stonechat (male)



A few Fulmars on the ledges, but only these two Gannets at Jubilee Corner


And this Mistle Thrush at Buckton

The top soil landslip at Grandstand




Has anyone seen a large Brass Monkey in the Bempton and Buckton area? May be walking strangely with a pained expression! If so these may belong to him!


All images handheld with Sony RX10 mk4.

Please stay safe on your local exercise walk in nature.

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