This short film from the RSPB shows the stunning location that is RSPB Bempton Cliffs in east Yorkshire.
On 27th June 2022, I visited RSPB Bempton Cliffs .... see here.
I have visited this amazing site several times in recent years and it always provides an incredible wildlife spectacle with unrivalled photography opportunities.
The towering 400 foot high white chalk cliffs at RSPB Bempton Cliffs, which stretch for over 3 miles, are an ideal habitat for breeding seabirds. It is the largest seabird colony in England, the most accessible in Europe (park the car .... short walk .... watch) and it is a site of international importance.
From April to August, RSPB Bempton Cliffs supports England's largest population of seabirds (around half a million). This includes the following key species: Gannet, Puffin, Razorbill, Guillemot, Kittiwake, Fulmar and Herring Gull.
Grassland and scrub along the cliff tops are also home to breeding and wintering farmland birds.
My best ever experience of breeding seabirds has been on the island of Hornøya in the very far north east of Arctic Norway, almost 2300 miles from my home! Slightly closer to home are the seabird colonies on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, Skomer in west Wales and Handa in north west Scotland, all of which I have visited several times, plus other locations in Shetland and Orkney.
However, for sheer accessibility at a mainland location in the UK, RSPB Bempton Cliffs can not be beaten. No-one can fail to be amazed by the awesome scenery and the abundance of birds, many of which can be watched closely without optics and photographed with ease.
In recent summers, there has also been an additional reason to visit RSPB Bempton Cliffs .... a vagrant Black-browed Albatross from the South Atlantic .... see here.
Photo: Black-browed Albatross at RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Photo: Black-browed Albatross at RSPB Bempton Cliffs
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