With a relaxation of lockdown rules allowing travel further afield, Jayne and I decided to have a day trip to the coast, visiting RSPB Bempton Cliffs and Scarborough. The weather was great, with bright sunshine, no wind and 12 degrees.
First stop was Bempton Cliffs, where we spent a couple of hours walking along the cliffs, recording the following species: Gannet, Puffin, Guillemot, Razorbill, Kittiwake, Fulmar, Herring Gull, Meadow Pipit, Skylark, Linnet, Pied Wagtail and Tree Sparrow.
Gannet
After Bempton, we drove up to Scarborough where we had a walk along the South Beach up to the harbour area. Herring Gulls were everywhere, and the first new species was an adult Great Black-backed Gull. Other species seen here were: Redshank, Turnstone, Purple Sandpiper (one on the breakwaters), Rock Pipit and, best of all, a Great Northern Diver.
Great Northern Diver
Year List update:
93 - Tree Sparrow
94 - Gannet
95 - Kittiwake
96 - Fulmar
97 - Puffin
98 - Razorbill
99 - Guillemot
100 - Great Black-backed Gull
101 - Turnstone
102 - Great Northern Diver
103 - Rock Pipit
104 - Purple Sandpiper
105 - Red Kite (seen on the way home, near Leeds)
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