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20th June 2022: Bempton Cliffs post two of two: Butterflies, flowers and landscape photos 

Following on from my previous post, it was also a brilliant day of butterflies today. Small Tortoiseshells seemed to be everywhere with Red Admiral seen well too. I took the sixth picture in this photoset of a Red Admiral and seventh of Small Tortoiseshell. It was fitting these two should star today as they were my original two favourite butterflies on my list of now twenty one favourite butterflies, the Small Tortoiseshell my original. As my previous post explains its the group of seabirds my original favourite birds I saw well today so it was nice to have the butterflies seen too. Guillemot was my original favourite birds of my list of thirty four now and I don’t think I’ve ever seen or photographed both Guillemot and what I nickname my Guillemot of butterflies Small Tortoiseshell on a day before so it was quite something for me, I’ve seen so many Small Tortoiseshells around lately which is amazing. I was also over the moon to spot the orange glow of a fritillary in the grass above a cliff a Dark Green Fritillary. My first of the year and one of my earliest ever sightings of one in a year to take my butterfly year list to thirty one. A great bonus this holiday early on. Large Skipper and Small Blue were highlights too. 

I saw a brilliant array of flowers/plants again today including poppies and scabious looking brilliant by the visitor centre I took the second and tenth pictures in this photoset of them respectively, so much red campion like the bit shown in the fifth picture I took today in this photoset it really is out well here a flower I’ve had a top year for so far it paints the place pink so well I liked appreciating the whole plant as well as the flower it and I believe chamomile there could have been some oxeye daisies too on the cliffs made great colours to have seabirds among in pictures I took, beautiful hyacinth type flowers I believe, spotted orchid, broad-leaved and white clover, cleavers, sorrel or possibly dock, lots of hogweed painting the landscape well again, meadow crane’s-bill looking great again, beautiful thistle and pinappleweed a nice one I’ve started seeing again lately which I learnt and enjoyed last year. There were some nice fox-and-cubs I saw nearby on the way to here today. 

I took the first, third, fourth, eight and ninth pictures in this photoset of nice views today it really was a beautiful sunny day and the divine blue sea and rich and colourful meadows were stunning it was great to see the sheer cliffs and sweet rock formations and see well down the coast which excites me. An amazing day today. 

Wildlife Sightings Summary in full for my day at Bempton Cliffs: My first ever Black-browed Albatross, my first Dark Green Fritillary of the year, seven of my favourite birds the Puffin, Guillemot, Razorbill, Gannet, Fulmar, Kittiwake and Barn Owl, three of my favourite butterflies the Large Skipper, Red Admiral and Small Tortoiseshell, lots of Jackdaws, Carrion Crow including one carrying off a seabird egg, pigeons, Skylark, Meadow Pipits seen well, Corn Bunting, Linnet, Tree Sparrow, House Sparrow, possible Blackcap I believe, Swift, Swallow, Herring Gull, Small Blue, a possible moth and I believe an aphid on the scabious. 

It was so lovely to see a Pheasant with adorable chicks on the way here today.