"Good morning, welcome to my summer residence!"
My call to the cliffs was loud and clear on a pleasant morning with sunshine and warmth despite the efforts of a challenging blow! Regretfully, due to circumstances, I could only stay until 1200hrs so I made the most of my time with some fantastic birds, fantastic visitors and fantastic vistas! Today, Puffins showed really well, on the cliffs, in flight and on the water. Some are carrying sand eels, indicating Pufflings in the nest tunnels, but are not bringing them into the range of my camera lens! One day soon- hopefully! A few other surprises delighted many lucky people - A Common Crane drifted across the reserve from the Flamborough Headland before disappearing behind RAF Bempton and just after I had left the reserve, a Turtle Dove was discovered at the feeding station! Both of these birds have been in the area for several days but are challenging to locate!
As I said, it was a "Puffintastic" morning, much to the delight of visitors young and not so young!
Chilling outside of my summer residence!
Puffins can be challenging to see, especially when they mischievably hide behind chalk rocks!
A Puffin enjoying it's natural garden!
Showing Well!
Sometimes you have to be quick - going, going, gone!
Some new lives on the cliffs:Guillemot with egg
Guillemot with chick (Jumpling)
And Kittiwakes