Doc Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 (edited) Myself, James (my son), Ron and Ibbo went on a cruise aboard the Yorkshire Belle today, it left Bridlington at 09.30 fully packed with at least 100 birders on board. Sea was a choppy but the birds soon started to appear, loads of the normal sea birds were seen such as gulls,Razorbills, Guillimots and Gannets. A very large skein of Common Scoters were seen along with a lovely looking Great Skua and quite a few Puffins. We saw a fantastic Blue Fulmar which made a few fly bys. Then the highlight of the cruise was spotted, a very rare for these waters Sooty Shearwater, WOW what a bird, it flew around the boat eating the chum chucked out the back about 5 times, simply stunning. On the way back to harbour we spotted some Velvet Scoters, their white wing flashes easily seen. We then had a fish and chip dinner and headed away from Bridlington to Flamborough Head. We spotted a group of birders so we stopped the car to investigate and was glad we did. In this field we spotted a elegant looking Wryneck, our first of four Red Breasted Flycatcher, a male Pied Flycatcher, and a Lesser Whitethroat. Back in the car and down to the lighthouse to park up and a walk along the coast, we spotted another two Red Breasted Flycathchers, and two Stonechats. We then drove to Bempton Cliffes and walked along the cliff path until the Gannets came into view, simply loads of them and some baby ones as well, it then started raining so we called it a day. One of the best days birding for a long time. Edited September 14, 2014 by Doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz Type-R Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Glad you had a great day, you certainly packed a lot in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweedledee Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 What a brilliant idea for a day out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RonC Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 A couple photo's from the day! Boat trip by [email protected], on Flickr Boat trip2 by [email protected], on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share Posted September 14, 2014 What a brilliant idea for a day out . If you like birding Pete it's an awesome day out, not so much if you don't I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAZ Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Looks like you all really had some good spots. Iam glad you had a good one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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