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Ok, here's a couple of peregrine shots. This dishevelled looking raptor shot through a couple of times causing mayhem on the cliffs

Thanks to everyone at Bempton. My first visit on Saturday (it's a long way from Essex) and now have 900 shots to go through from the reserve and the boat trip :-) Here are a couple.

6th May Bank holiday

my first sighting of a Puffin Razorbill

Great to see all coming along to Bempton and Flamboro' for birds in general and not just seabirds. Lots to do here already - so plenty of warm clothes and you will have a great time. As for those planning weekend and longer regular trips - don't forget the Seabird Cruises start in May with...

Hi guys, just wanted to gently point people in the direction of my latest blog post displaying some of my phgotography and a written account of a day spent at Bempton focusing on Gannets! Hope you like it! http://www.insearchofnature.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/glorious-gannets.html Enjoy! Ben

Bempton www.BirdMad.com

Bempton Cliffs had two very special visitors this week... John and Nancy Eckersely, a retired couple currently based in Flamborough, visited the reserve as part of an incredible 1, 200 mile charity walk for Christian Aid. Their walk started at Land’s End on the 1st of April this year and...

Bempton Cliffs, 3 May 2011

If you’re blessed with webbed feet and spend 80% of your time out at sea, it must seem a bit odd to be on dry land. There are rafts of puffins, bobbing up and down on the water under the cliffs and we’re getting brilliant views of them on the puffin patrols. They keep popping up onto...

Sorry for my dreadful use of the English language there, but i'm trying to draw your attention to the REYTA's, or the Remarkable East Yorkshire Tourism Awards. Bempton Cliffs is up for an award in the 'Remarkable Experience' category and we'd really like your vote. All you have to...

Spring, even if it is a little premature, seems to be in the air this week at Bempton Cliffs. The sun is shining, buds are on the trees and shoots are pushing their way through the ground. Our estate maintenance team have re-painted the benches, visitor centre staff have changed the displays and office...

Waxwings were seen on the reserve yesterday. They were perched on the sea buckthorn bush (the one with the orange berries) in the car park. We'd love a picture of a waxwing on our reserve so if anyone has a bit of spare time on their hands in the next week or so, we would appreciate a photo. As a...

Today is a beautiful day up at Bempton. Unfortunately, the visitor centre is closed, as we have decided that the road is a little too dangerous to drive (or skid) down. You can still reach the reserve by foot however, and if you do, you won't be disappointed. The crisp, fresh, sparkling snow and...

The temperature is rising at last! It has been up to 4 degrees C at Bempton today and sunny (even got to put my cool shades on). Most of the guillemots that had come back to the reserve in the past few days - to drop off their christmas cards - have now left the cliffs and headed back out to sea. There...

I'm sure that you'll all be glad to hear that the Bempton Cliffs visitor centre has now re-opened. It's been an exciting day too, as guillemots in their hundreds have decended on the cliff side for the second time (out of season) this year. Whilst we're not sure of the reason for this...

This photo was taken yesterday from the back door of the visitor centre. I've looked at it several times now and every time i've noticed a different number of birds! How many can you see? (Photo taken by Nick Turver 26th Nov 2010)

Gannet taken 31st May 2010 showing off its flying skills

Taken on 12/04/10, good numbers of Gannets gathering nesting materiels from second view point.

Taken on 12/04/10, good numbers of Gannets gathering nesting materiels from second view point.

Taken on 12/04/10, good numbers of Gannets gathering nesting materiels from second view point.

Taken on 12/04/10, good numbers of Gannets gathering nesting materiels from second view point.

Taken on 12/04/10, good numbers of Gannets gathering nesting materiels from second view point.