The best location for PUFFINS in the UK? (Bempton Cliffs)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มิ.ย. 2024
- This week, we're in Yorkshire, and visiting a place that has been on Claire's bucket-list for a very long time - Bempton Cliffs. Described as a sea bird city, hundreds of thousands of gannets, razorbills and guillemots return every year here to breed. But today, we're hoping to spot the elusive (and super cute) puffin.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Introduction
00:58 - That a lot of birds!
01:35 - The Northern Gannet
02:37 - Is that comfortable?
03:19 - Puffin facts
05:02 - Photographing a robin
05:34 - Why we're in Yorkshire
07:05 - Lens envy
07:43 - That is the RSPB?
08:20 - Stinging nettles
08:56 - Not seagulls
10:00 - Best time to bird watch at Bempton
10:41 - He stole the camera
11:30 - Tips for becoming a wildlife photographer
13:53 - Gannets building nests
14:34 - It's lunchtime!
16:02 - Visiting Spurn Point
17:01 - Outro
17:56 - Outtakes
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WOW I am sweating just watching Claire sitting on the edge of that cliff, and that is one hell of a drop....I have only looked up at Bempton Cliffs from The Yorkshire Bell boat and that took 25 years off my life....BUT WOW What some Fantastic pictures & ineradicable views of our GREAT YORKSHIRE COAST TOP VIDEO....
That’s very kind of you! We were unlucky not to spot puffins, there are hundreds of them now. Thank you for commenting and we hope you enjoy our other videos in the Yorkshire mini series (and further afield!)
Puffins sometimes fly over Cardigan Island on their way to Skomer Island, which is 30 miles further south. However ,the best wildlife to view from Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park 200 metres onshore from Cardigan Island are :-
[a] Atlantic Grey Seals which breed in the caves below the Farm Park cliffs.
[b] Bottle-nosed dolphins which chase salmon and sewin [sea trout] into the River Teifi estuary , which is just below the Farm Park cliffs.
[c] Rare choughs , which are red-legged members of the crow family, with orange beaks. They are very rare in most of the UK.
[d] Buzzards, Red Kites, Peregrine Falcons, , Sparrow-Hawks and Kestrels....all fly around here.
Cardigan Island Coastal Farm Park is on the southern corner of the county of Ceredigion, West Wales. Cardigan Island itself, is just 200 to 250 metres offshore. The River Teifi estuary is next to the island, with the beautiful, large sandy beach of Poppit Sands, just across the estuary in Pembrokeshire!
Check out photos of Mwnt beach and Aberporth online.........stunning sandy beaches surround by attractive Ordovician Slate cliffs.They are only 2 and 5 miles from Cardigan Island.
The sunsets over Cardigan Bay from the camp-site at Cardigan Island Farm Park.......are absolutely stunning!
Went to Bempton yesterday saw puffins, you have to come back
It looks like we timed our visit very badly, and we're still desperate to see puffins in the UK. We'll be back for sure - thank you for the update!
Just beautiful pictures Claire. You are a amazing photographer. The birds are so pretty. Gorgeous scenery too. Great video guys👏🏻💕
Thank you so much for watching, I can't take all the credit, Stephen is an amazing photographer too💕
@@StephenandClaire yes he is. Both of you are so talented👏🏻
The cliffs are amazingly beautiful as well as the birds. The puffin is so cute ☺️ how cool to be be there in person and watch them. What fun to be a house pet sitter 😊
Thanks for watching, it was amazing watching all the birds around us. 😊
Lovely spot should come up Yorkshire a bit more towards Richmond area for all the wildlife we have
We will definitely add Richmond to our list, we will be back in Yorkshire again at the end of the year. Thanks for watching 😊
Amazing birds and cliffs! Beautiful countryside ❤! Love your scarf, Claire!!!!
Thank you Rhonda ❤️
Flamborough South Landing just a few miles away is the best place to see Puffins, Bempton it can be difficult though I think you are unlucky as I've been half a dozen times and got photos with just a pocket camera . South Landing I think it was June or July and I was blown away, I wish I could show you my photos from my little Canon pocket camera also there were loads of seals there. Never been to Spurn it's out of my way as I don't have a car, it's a great shame as I live in Hull not far away.
Such a great treat to watch you two. Claire, the stinging nettle was worth the photo I hope 🙃 and Stephen, I always appreciate the music you choose to go with the video. Happy house sitting to you both till we see your next adventure. ❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼❤️👏🏼
Thank you so much for watching 💕 As they say ' no pain' no gain', but I will definitely be more careful about where I sit next time 🙈
Nice photography. I'm planning on going to Bempton in March and later on in the year primarily for the puffins, but of course the other birds too. There is another place where you can find pufins a little further down the coast, and I'm hopefull I'll be able to go there. I just hope my 100-400mm will be suitable. The last time I went to Bempton was around 25 years ago and the RSPB weren't there. It was just a car park and a path leading to the cliff. I remember buying a hat and have just replaced it at Christmas.
Thanks for watching, Brampton is an amazing place for bird life even if you don't see the puffins. I'm sure your 100-400mm will get you some great shots! Hope you have a bit more luck with the Puffins than we did! Enjoy your trip :)
If you're ever near Washington State, you really need to go to Deception Pass on Whidbey Island. There are several beautiful beaches,wildlife,and bald eagles.
We will definitely add that to our list, we love visiting all the wildlife places and bold eagles were be amazing to see! Thanks for watching 💕
I wish I brought a real camera on my trip to Scotland and Orkney. The birds and scenery were spectacular!
We would love to do another tour of Scotland and all the surrounding isles, the scenery is breathtaking. Thanks for watching 😊
You really should have got the Puffin in the car park if it was that close to you, I managed to get an Oystercatcher wandering around Mcdonald's car park in Great Yarmouth last year haven't got that close to one since but at least I got it with a good amount of detail. :)
I'm also going to Bempton Cliffs myself on the 10th of May so hopefully more have arrived by then.
There has been a huge increase in the numbers of puffins at Bempton since we visited. We were just unlucky in being slightly too early for the season. By the time you visit in May, they should be well underway nesting. Do let us know how you get on spotting them and thank you for watching our video 😊
This is such a beautiful area!!! 😍I just LOVE birds of all kinds... except when they 💩on my car! 🤣Thank you so much for sharing... and Happy Easter! 💛💚💜🐥🐰🌷
Thanks for watching 😊 We love all birds too, but also hate that! Our sea gulls are back nesting again, and our cars definitely know it 😂
Great video as always! You both take such great pictures! Hope the next time you go back, you are able to see more puffins. 😊
Claire is already planning a trip to Skomer island. Apparently, you can pretty much walk right up to their nests, and you don't have to peer over a cliff to stand a chance of spotting them. They're dotted around all over the place. When that happens, we'll be sure to make a follow up video - hopefully this time we do actually spot some. Thank you for your kind words.
Beautiful bird pictures, but must say Claire made me nervous how close she would get to the cliffs edge. Thank you for your videos
Thanks for watching 😊 I think the camera angle made it look a lot closer, we are always very careful around the cliff edge don't worry😂
Happy Easter Stephen and Claire I absolutely loved the bird watching walk learnt so much you’re both quite the nature presenters Stephen can I have my lense please the views just stunning I have ancestry in Yorkshire such a magnificent part of England😍😍👌Stephen I’ve sat on thistles you can run me a bath lavender peppermint to soothe my bottom and I’ll have a herb tea with that cheeky 😀😀👌Thankyou my loves you always bring a smile to my day have a fabulous stay Amore💖💖😘😘👌👌🌟
Great Vlog guys, number of puffins have been good this year so far, between 4-5 thousand counted, but if you want to see Puffins close up and in large numbers get yourself to Skomer in South Wales, it’s fantastic, over 45.000 puffins this year.
Thank you Alun, Claire is already planning a trip to Skomer and we'll be sure to do a video about it. So glad you enjoyed our video and thank you for commenting!
@@StephenandClaire Looking forward to it
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If you are still in Yorkshire look for Robert E Fuller gallery in Thicksendale (spelling?)🎉
We will be back in Yorkshire at the end of the year and have added looking for that to our list. Thank you 😊
“All the gear. No idea.” Just set upon nettles or thistles for the best shots. How is your bum? 🤣 Another great tour. Thank You! Your photos ( both of you?) were wonderful. 🤗
Thank you so much for watching. As they say, 'no pain, no gain' 😂 But Claire will definitely be more careful where she sits in future I think 😂 Thank you for your kind comment, we both take the photos.
My wife said she spotted both of you down at ravenscar today watching the seal colony ?
Sorry for a delayed response. it must have been our doubles that your wife saw as we were in Somerset around then, but we would love to go seal spotting. Thanks for watching 😊
The answer to your question is ‘no!. Try Farne Isles and treshnish isle. But Bempton is probs more handy. 👍
The Farne Isles is definitely on the list of places we would love to visit, fingers crossed we will get there and see some puffins. Thanks for watching 😊
@@StephenandClaire go! It’s brill!
Wow, I remember seeing puffins back in 1990 off the shores of Maine. They are absolutely adorable and I even picked up postcard so that I would have really good picture of one. I really enjoyed watching this video! The scenery was absolutely breathtaking. Those clips are amazing and all those birds.
We wish we had seen some puffins, although it was still amazing watching all the other seabirds. Thanks for watching 😊
I saw f merlin and woocock there last winter
It is probably one of the worst places in the UK to photograph Puffins. Four hours last week and I saw one, five years ago I paid to go on a RSPB Puffin Walk at Bempton and we didn't see one. You would have been better walking down to Flamborough. The Farne Islands in Northumberland, Lungi Island is Scotland, Skomer Island in Wales are the places to go for great Puffin photography. However nowhere can beat Bempton for Gannets
My best friend gets upset when I borrow his lenses. He got so annoyed one time that he bought me my own micro lens. Sending positive vibes 💜🎣
P.S. if you're reading this, you're awesome ❣️❣️❣️
You have a very kind friend for doing that! 💕