And then we decided because we couldn’t see the cliffs, we’d go
and take a closer look!
As we drove
towards the Bempton Cliffs RSPB reserve, we were dubious about whether we would
be able to see anything as the mist we had seen from Filey was very evident,
but the car park was packed, so we got some advice on where to go and set off
to the viewing platforms.
We could see the
cliffs absolutely covered in birds and they were everywhere in the sky offshore
coming in and out to feed their young. We identified gannets, guillemots,
razorbills and kittiwakes but no puffins. It wasn’t possible to differentiate
the dots in the water below. At the third platform we visited one brave puffin
was sitting high on the cliff, grabbing the limelight, especially when the
school trip arrived.
We headed out to
the main gannet colony and were rewarded with dramatic views along the cliffs
and with thousands upon thousands of gannets. At the farthest viewing
platform, we also saw puffins very close up near the top of the cliffs and see
their orange feet as they flew in and out from nests further below.
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