I have to sat that I felt rather nervous about my volunteering day at Bempton Cliffs. With it being Easter Sunday, and a rather pleasant day with sunshine and blue sky, albeit with a tad chilly blow, I expected the reserve to be rather busy! However, as the day went on, I was surprised that despite it being busy, there was a sense of space and my fears were unfounded. It was also good to meet up with a few old friends, readers of my blog and to interact, socially distanced with visitors. Afternoon temperatures were higher and I was able to discard a few clothing layers!
The Auks (Guillemots, Razorbills and Puffins) chose to head back out to sea, although all were viewable in small numbers with careful scanning. Kittiwakes also chose to stay on the sea in large rafts, but some remained on the ledges. Gannets were the dominant birds on the cliffs, sea and in flight. Fulmars were also in good number, mainly in flight. A few Shags were on the sea and Herring Gulls hunkered down on their nest sites.
Fulmars
Kittiwake
Gannets
A "blooded" Gannet - no doubt the result of a neighbourhood squabble
A very brief encounter with a Razorbill
And a random Jackdaw
All images taken handheld with Sony RX10 mk4.
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