Tuesday, 15 May 2018

Puffed Out!

Between North Landing and Flamborough Head.
May 15th 2018.

Following on from my recent success yesterday of paying to enter the RSPB reserve at Bempton and then spotting the only Puffin on the whole East Coast, I spotted another one from the cliff path, a little further south today.

For free!!

Actually there were, apparently, a few of them.
So I want my fiver from yesterday back.
They drew a bit of a crowd and much fun was had watching those who had spotted one trying to describe where they were to those who hadn't.

"You see that black and white bird, to the left of that other black and white bird? Well just above that is another black and white bird and the black and white bird to the right of that one is the puffin. But it has its head down so it looks like the rest... "
"..... er, which cliff is it on again?"

Anyways, seeing as how I seem to be a pro puffin spotter, I've highlighted it in a circle on the photo.
The Yorkshire Belle (out of Bridlington) sailed past on a puffin spotting trip, but I don't think that they saw ours.
Unlucky.

Following all the Auk related excitement, we continued our leisurely stroll to see Flamborough Light and the Fog Station on the Headland.







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