Groan...a party in full swing last night somewhere near the motel! To drown out the noise we resorted to watching two episodes of Star Trek The Next Generation! By 23.30 suddenly the music stopped and apart from several revellers still about after midnight, we did get a decent kip, waking a tad after 07.30.
We had breakfast at the motel, seeing as we were in their car park and the cost was a little under £15 for two which included cereal, full English, toast, tea or coffee a bargain we thought.
Flamborough head was our first destination. A walk along the cliffs before lunch and then Bempton Cliffs RSPB site in the afternoon. And it was at Flamborough that we found we could have had breakfast for two for £13!
In the shelter of the lighthouse and with the sun beating down, jumpers came off. No sooner had we walked toward the cliff edge, was greeted by a howling gale. The jumpers went on pretty quick and stayed on for the duration of the walk.
Some interesting facts on the lighthouses, there are two in the photo below the one in the right replacing the old Chalk tower shown on the left.
Surprised and delighted during the walk to see a colony of Seals playing in the surf.
At Bempton Cliffs as members of the RSPB we do get privileges. No car parking fees, free entry to all RSPB sites and a monthly magazine and all for £5 a month.
Showing our membership cards we were then informed of two rare bird sightings in the last month. A Black Brown Albatross and Green Warbler
All the twitchers with their massive long lensed cameras were already staking a place on some of the platforms. One guy had been there for hours and not a sighting of either. So we didn't bother about trying to claim a spot, instead concentrating on the Gannets, Fulmer and a lone Kestrel displaying how amazing it was at hovering right in front of us.
3 comments:
Fabulous images Irene.
Jo ex n/b Sarah Kate
Hi Irene, I am on a two day catch up! I love model villages and the one at Bridlington looks fantastic. I have sent the picture of the redshank/juvenile oyster catcher to Mark! I will report back if he can help. It was at Bempton Cliffs many years ago that I learnt a lesson I will never forget. I made a very unwise comment about all the seagulls! I was told in no uncertain terms by a small boy that 'there are no such things at seagulls - sea birds yes, but not seagulls'!! I have been learning about birds from him every since. Jennie x
What a fantastic place Bempton is - and a shame the Black-browed Albatross didn't show while you were there.. it has a habit of going off to sea feeding for a couple of days then returning to hang about at Bempton for a time. It's probably going to lead a lonely life as it should of course be south of the equator in the Southern Oceans. Great too to see a healthy number of young gannets in the colony - it has obviously been a productive breeding season for them. Your other photos capture Fulmars and a Kestrel.
Paul
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