A very warm and sunny day with a pleasant breeze cooling slightly. All of the breeding seabirds are still present, although many Razorbills and Guillemots have left, some chicks "jumplings" can still be seen but they will depart very soon. The Barn Owls are still hunting in order to service their youngsters, which can be seen peeking out of their owl box home. The Black Browed Albatross had been missing for c48hrs, however, just before lunchtime, it reappeared just above our heads on Bartlett Nab! The BBA did three encores around Grandstand and Bartlett Nab viewpoints, much to the delight of the visitors present, most of whom had come to see Puffins! A lot of visitors went home very happy!! Unfortunately, I didn't get any images as I was doing my duty as a volunteer and doing my best to get as many onto the BBA as I could. After its flypasts, the BBA became more elusive and distant on the sea off Staple Newk.
Puffins
There are still some Razorbill and Guillemot "Jumplings" on the cliff. Here a parent bird brought in a fish but did not offer it up for the jumpling. Eventually, it dropped the fish onto the ledge, where it probably fried in the hot sun! I wonder if the parent bird was trying to tempt the jumpling off the cliff and onto the sea?
Razorbill and Guillemot Squabble
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