Bempton Cliffs 2009

Although we only recorded 32 species on this visit, 12 of which were new to the birders tick list (shown in italics), this visit was more to do with quantity as the sea cliffs were covered in thousands of nesting birds. It was good to see a few Puffins (sadly declining in numbers) but the nesting Gannets were fantastic.

Pictured below are the Gannet Rock nest site, some Gannets with a rather ungainly chick, and a Guillemot and Bridled Guillemot for comparison.

Species
Gannet
Pheasant
Fulmar
Kittiwake
Herring Gull
Gt Black-backed Gull
Lr Black-backed Gull
Puffin
Guillemot
Bridled Guillemot
Razorbill
Rock Dove
Feral Pigeon
Wood Pigeon
Skylark
Swallow
House Martin
Meadow Pipit
Pied Wagtail
Dunnock
Blackbird
Song Thrush
Whitethroat
Great Tit
Magpie
Jackdaw
Carrion Crow
Tree Sparrow
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Linnet
Reed Bunting

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