Kathrine and I had a few days booked at Spurn Obs and we decided to take in Bempton Cliffs on the way.
The impressive Bempton Cliffs where large numbers of Gannets
were still present but the various Auks had all left the breeding cliffs.
The first target bird was "Albert" the Black-browed Albatross that had made the cliffs his/her home for several months. He was conveniently sat on the cliff when we arrived and I managed a few shots. A little later he then flew down onto the water where we watched him drift off towards Bridlington.
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| Black-browed Albatross in one of the favoured positions on Staple Newk. |
A short video clip of the Albatross on the cliff
The second bird was a real Mega. A Green Warbler which had been present for almost a week. We were very fortunate in that the bird showed very well after just a ten minute wait. A further wait of 45 minutes produced one other view. It was extremely difficult to photograph as it constantly moved but the three rather poor photos below do show the important characteristics.
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| Green Warbler - |
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| Yellow supercilium and breast but white underparts further back |
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| Wing bar and ring on leg! |
Soon after we saw the Green Warbler the rain started and which continued for most of the rest of the day. So we headed off to Spurn Point.
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