My birding highlight last year, and probably of all time, was seeing the incredible Black-browed Albatross at RSPB Bempton Cliffs in East Yorkshire on 7th July 2021.
This bird was first reported at RSPB Bempton Cliffs last year on 28th June 2021 and was then seen regularly until the end of September 2021. It also visited the same location in the 2 previous summers and presumably spent the winters wandering far out at sea.
SS15 wildlife watching: RSPB Bempton Cliffs - Black-browed Albatross
SS15 wildlife watching: More on the Black-browed Albatross at RSPB Bempton Cliffs
SS15 wildlife watching: Albert Ross really is a star!
Today, what is almost certainly the same Black-browed Albatross, was reported for the first time in 2022.
Albert Ross has returned!
Hopefully, he or she will now remain in the area for the summer again although sadly its hope of breeding will be entirely fruitless since the nearest potential mate will be many thousands of miles away. Maybe some solace will again be found in hanging out with the 10,000+ Gannets which breed at RSPB Bempton Cliffs.
If this Black-browed Albatross does remain at RSPB Bempton Cliffs another trip may be necessary at some point in the coming months to not only see this amazing bird but also to improve on my pathetic attempt at a photo last year ....
The Black-browed Albatross is the most widespread and common member of its family and it has a circumpolar range in the southern oceans and breeds on 12 islands throughout that range. In the Atlantic Ocean, it breeds on the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands and the Cape Horn Islands and it also breeds on several islands in the Pacific Ocean. This bird shouldn’t even have crossed the Equator, let alone found its way as far north as the North Sea in Europe!
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