These are images taken at the RSPB Reserve at Bempton Cliffs, just north of Flamborough Head in Yorkshire, on a trip with Nikon UK's Neil Freeman and top wildlife photographer Rachel Bigsby. The cliffs rise around 330 feet above the sea, so an onshore wind generates very strong gusts at the top which creates a challenge for seabirds and photographers alike.
The RSPB describe the area as: "Bempton Cliffs, on the spectacular Yorkshire coast, is home to one of the UK's top wildlife spectacles. Around half a million seabirds gather here between March and August to raise a family on the towering chalk cliffs that overlook the North Sea.
The huge white chalk cliffs at Bempton are impressive at any time of year. But visit between April and July, and you'll find them transformed into England’s largest seabird city. Here Puffins, Gannets, Kittiwakes and Guillemots live life on the edge. There are more Gannets acrobatically diving into the deep here than anywhere else on mainland England."
The huge white chalk cliffs at Bempton are impressive at any time of year. But visit between April and July, and you'll find them transformed into England’s largest seabird city. Here Puffins, Gannets, Kittiwakes and Guillemots live life on the edge. There are more Gannets acrobatically diving into the deep here than anywhere else on mainland England."
