Bempton in September

After the disappointment of a cancelled Skua cruise (if you had seen the waves crashing over the yachts...........)  another great sunny warm day at Bempton.  Puffling Lucky Jim paid a visit to the Visitor Centre, posed beautifully and appeared to be in danger of becoming a butterfly eating Puffin.  The Fulmars were fantastic at Roll-up with the photographer slightly distracted by radio announcements of an imminent yacht sailing into the cliffs at Bartlett (ie do I run and catch the incident or stick with the birds) and the Gannets at Staple entertaining with wing stretching and close landing on the cliff top added yet more to the collection.  Lunch was to the accompaniment of the young Swallows also being fed.   I was even entranced by a butterfly (but yet to appreciate moths).

The Skua/Shearwater cruises have started...

The first of the season today - and not a bad start it was....

and not forgetting the puffins....

A Bank Holiday

Whilst all the world was twitching...............

Three go to the Fog Station..

High Wire Act..

Another fun day at Bempton

The puffins might have packed their bags and gone back to sea but still plenty of fun to be had at Bempton.....  fulmars flying high, gannets playing hide and seek, posing at the 'Great Shot' sign and peregrine on a fly past...

I'm walking in the air....

A windy day at Bempton  - juvenile Kittiwakes and Gannets sitting pretty right where the 'Great Shot' sign was posing nicely!!  Good fun!!

Fulmar and Great Skua to add to the party