August 7, 2013 archive

Visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs : 7th August 2013

Visit to RSPB Bempton Cliffs : 7th August 2013

On the second day of our visit to Yorkshire we spent the morning at Spurn before driving up to Flamborough where we were staying at the North Star Hotel. We checked in, had a quick sandwich and a drink and headed off to the RSPB site at Bempton Cliffs where we hoped to see some of the nesting sea birds we had not seen at South Stack on Anglesey – principally Gannets and Kittiwakes, the latter of which seemed to have left the cliffs at South Stack already when we visited in the middle of July. We also hoped to see Fulmars and possibly Skuas as they had been reported to be around quite a bit the last few days. Anyway, we had some hits and some misses.

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Visit to Spurn Head : 7th August 2013

Visit to Spurn Head : 7th August 2013

On the second day of our visit to Yorkshire we actually got to the coast and we started off by visiting the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust reserve at Spurn Head. Everyone has heard of Spurn Head so we were really looking forward to this trip. We drove down the spit past the pub and cafe (where there is free parking) and down to the visitor centre where there is parking included in the entitlement to drive down to the bottom of the spit (they charge £4). It is worth paying because it is quite a walk down to the end of the spit but it is worth going. We did make a bit of a mistake, however, but more of that below.
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