Yesterday's post was all about the 'tross, but of course there were plenty of other seabirds at Bempton with the breeding ledges and cliff faces starting to build up. The sight, sound and smell of a seabird colony is just one of those evocative birding experiences that make you smile, though many of the other similar experiences seem to revolve around roosting behaviour, like: wintering geese flying out from and back in to roost, wader flocks flying back from roosting to tidal mudflats, and Starling murmurations. Seabird colonies are different in that there is a constant stream of birds coming and going, a constant hustle and bustle - no wonder they're sometimes referred to as 'seabird cities'.
Whilst numbers are still building, there were already masses of Gannets, Razorbills, Guillemots, Kittiwakes and a fair few Puffins. Fulmars were constantly patrolling, and whilst not seabirds there were masses of Rock/Feral Pigeons on the cliff faces. I didn't take much notice of the other gulls knocking about, but there were a couple of Shags on the water.
Here's a few clips and shots to round off the day.
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