SS15 wildlife watching

This blog was set up in mid-March 2020 during the emerging COVID-19 health crisis in the UK. It initially aimed to provide records of wildlife sightings and photographs from sites within walking distance of my home in the SS15 postcode area of Basildon in Essex during lockdown travel restrictions. Even though the pandemic has largely subsided, this blog continues to include my local wildlife sightings, my trips away from home plus some personal thoughts and reflections on other issues.

Wednesday 7 July 2021

RSPB Bempton Cliffs - Gannets

RSPB Bempton Cliffs is the only mainland gannetry in the UK with all the other breeding colonies on offshore islands in west Wales and north and south east Scotland. It is therefore a remarkably accessible site to watch and photograph Gannets.

There are over 10,000 breeding pairs of Gannets at RSPB Bempton Cliffs and their numbers are expanding. These large seabirds provide spectacular views both on the cliffs and flying in the vicinity of their breeding colony.