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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.

Getting busy at Bempton Cliffs

6th May Bank holiday

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

The sun shone (between the showers) and gave superb light for some fantastic shots

Thanks to the heavily cropped section of clifftop, everyone must have some really superb close ups of the gannet, I certainly did. Thanks Bempton

A few pics from an enjoyable visit yesterday (plus the Roller in nearby Aldbrough). http://www.essexbirds.com/bempton cheers Paul

Took this on the 21 August 2011

Pair of Gannets flying past at Bempton.

I came over to Bempton last week making a 200 mile detour on the way to our holiday cottage. WHAT A PLACE! Having been on this blog and site emany many times I thought I knew about Bempton. How wrong can one be, nothing can prepare you for the cliffs covered in Gannets Guillemots and Razorbills add a...

Bempton Cliffs, 3 May 2011

… subdued lion or an excitable lamb? I can’t decide but mad March hares and tweet treats are plentiful at Bempton Cliffs right now. Our resident tree sparrows have been making a lovely racket whilst checking out the eaves of the Visitor Centre for potential nest sites and several hares have...

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...

If you’ve got older brothers or sisters then you’ll understand how it feels when they get to do everything first. They’re the first to ride a bike, first to go to ‘big school’ and first to stay out past 8pm. Imagine how you’ve feel though if they were the first...

It's been another interesting weekend here at Bempton Cliffs. As I was driving off the reserve on Friday evening I spotted a small group of 3 curlews flying inland over the field on my right. A little closer to home I saw a buzzard circling, and then making it’s way south, and this morning...

This week has been glorious at Bempton Cliffs, despite the weather forecast telling us otherwise. On Thursday the gannets , fulmars and kittiwakes were showing off their aerial acrobatics in the blustery, yet sunny, cliffside conditions and a very obliging linnet sat at one of the viewpoints to have...

Since the king eider deigned to visit our reserve earlier this week, we've had a few other, less royal, ducks checking out the cliffs. A group of seven eider were seen paddling southwards on Wednesday and then yesterday there was a flurry of activity when two long-tailed ducks were spotted by one...

Did you know that Bempton Cliffs Reserve is part of a 4-5 mile circular walk encompassing cliff top habitat, farmland habitat, the village of Buckton and the village of Bempton? It's a wonderful way to experience a wide range of different birds and wildlife as well as getting a bit of exercise and...

We’re pleased to announce the hatching of four baby swallow chicks at the Bempton Cliffs visitor centre. The youngsters, now a couple of days old, are typically hungry and rather vocal about it! Many people are starting their visit to Bempton staring up into the rafters of the porch where the nest...

We are serious actually... (Just a little topical reference in there for anyone who's a tennis fan). Over the past few weeks there have been several sightings of a redwing , a close relation of the song thrush , on our reserve. These were confirmed beyond question when our site manager, Ian Kendall...