Happy Gannet Family!
This mornings call to the cliffs was on the back of a bright, sunny morning - surprisingly the forecasted heavy rain came in earlier than expected and had passed through! Not complaining though as standing in heavy rain on the viewpoints is rather challenging and dampens the spirit! Regretfully, due to other commitments, I could only stay until 1200hrs and spent most of this time on Bartlett Nab.
Arriving in the car park, I was drawn to the colony of Tree Sparrows, adults and juveniles and felt obliged to take an image!
A good number of Red Admiral butterflies abounded the feeding station area
Including this one attempting to "challenge" me on one of the interpretation boards - I think even I could get this one right!
The Gannet juveniles (Gugas) are getting bigger with a wide variation in maturity - some have fledged, some are in their dark feathers, others are still in their downy white, others are 50/50!
Auk (Razorbill, Guillemot and Puffin) numbers have rIts behind you! Menacing "eyes" in the rock watching this Guillemot!educed dramatically as they head out to sea, leaving large gaps on the ledges. Puffins this morning were a real challenge to find and will probably be gone completely by next week!
Its behind you! Menacing "eyes" in the rock watching this Guillemot!
Mum! Mum! Feed me Mum! Kittiwake Tarrock wanting a meal
Kittiwake Tarrock flexing its wings
One of the birds that frequents the cliffs 12months of the year and often dismissed is the Feral Pigeon
Adult Herring Gull "chilling"!
Juvenile Herring Gulls
In the Fulmar nest
Today, the RSPB ran one of their cruises - Glorious Gannets on the Yorkshire Belle