Thursday 19 June 2014

Tears of a Clown

Our second visit to Flamborough saw a massive increase in number of birds seen, and a large increase in activity.  There were an enormous number of Puffins, as well as all the other birds.  The meadow pipits and Skylarks were as obliging as last week, but much more confiding in the morning than the afternoon.  Last week we failed to see any raptor, but today there were two.  A few of us saw a pair of Rock pipits, but they weren't close enough for photos.  The Linnets similarly were always rather distant, as was a singing Whitethroat.  Over the cliffs were many House Martins, and just a couple of Swallows.  Aileen went on to Bempton for the Gannets
Puffin
 Ditto
 Puffin
 Razorbill
 Guillemots with Chick
 Skylark
 Ditto
 Immature Skylark
 Adult Skylark
 Are you looking at me?
 Meadow Pipit
 Immature Meadow Pipit
 Herring Gull
 Gannet
 All remaining photos (c) 2014 Aileen Urquhart
Gannets
 Gannets
 Gannet
 Gannets
 Look Away!

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