East Coast Break

 Flamborough Head.

At last a trip out to the seaside in the Motorhome for a day or three!

We had a visit to the Flamborough Area.
A bike ride to Flamborough Head, from the caravan park at 
Thornwick Bay, where we had  a leisurely walk around the lighthouse 

area.

A warm sunny day with a refreshing sea breeze.
Some birding – but not an exclusive birding day – but we did get

to see several Puffins.
Sue, of course, was the first to spot one – quite a few Seals about also.

Birds Included:-

Fulmar, Puffin, Razorbill, Guillemot.
Kestrel, Meadow Pipit, Kittiwake.
Yellowhammer (1st bird I saw as we parked the motorhome on site).
Reed Bunting, Linnet, Skylark.
House Martin, Sand Martin.
Gannet, Herring Gull.

Bridlighton:

Wednesday and a drive out to Bridlington.

A walk from Sewerby Hall to the harbour and back on a lovely hot

sunny day.

Most of the Waders have moved off and are probably in Calderdale!

(But probably not yet arrived at Whiteholme or Whitehazels😎)

So not a lot to see along the shoreline, as expected.

The harbour had the usual Turnstones and Herring Gulls, with 

Kittiwakes.

Some Herring Gulls are nesting on the house roofs.

Just a couple of Sand Martins and House Martins whizzing along the

cliff top.

Thornwick Bay - evening stroll.

On Wednesday evening I had a leisurely late evening stroll down the 

fields from the caravan park to the costal path.

Some great scenery and a few good birds about in the pretty 

hedgerows.

The sea was dead calm and as I looked way down from the cliffs the 

Razorbills and Guillemots were like black flies dotted everywhere.

The sun was setting and the temperature was a lot more bearable.

Birds:-

Skylark, Meadow Pipit, Greenfinch.

Yellowhammer, Whitethroat, Three Sparrow.

A rarer bird for me, a Corn Bunting was singing from the fields but

remained unseen on the way down. On the way back, however, 2

Corn Bunting flew to a treetop and one began to sing, which was great.

Home was via Hornsea.

We called at the "Hornsea Outlet shopping experience" on our way

home, but not before I had a short sea scan for Terns.

A Tern ,that called from out across the sea, sounded raucous

enough to be a Sandwich Tern, but I did not eyeball it.

After another sea scan a second Tern (non-calling) was seen this 

one was megga distant.

Just a Buzzard and a Kestrel seen on theM62.

Thornwick Bay:
















Hornsea