Getting to the reserve early (by my standards anyway), the first bird that greeted us was a Skylark that posed on a fence post singing away, although not as close as we would have liked. Still, it made a decent image.

At the first view point,Guillemotts on cliff edges performed but with a messy background unfortunately so it was a case of waiting for something interesting to happen

A Kittiwake nest guarding was in the shade but after a while, started to preen revealing trhe chicks

At the next viewpoint, back grounds were much better with Guillmots and Razorbills on show

and a Puffin appeared out of a nest hole to survey the scenery

With the crowds appearing, we moved on to the furthest viewpoint - Jubilee Corner. A Fulmar was giving off to a nearby Herring Gull

but the main interest here was another Gannet colony

Juveniles and non-breeders were flying around but to the South of the viewpoint and in the sun but then it started to cloud over and with the wind direction coming form the North-East, there were great opportunities for flight and landing shots so I changed lense to the 70-200 f2.8 Mk 2 with Mk3 1.4 converter - a brilliant combination with the 7D.

After aroung 16 Gig of flight shots  and with the area becoming too busy, we started for home, calling in at Blacktoft Sands RSPB on the way where summer plumaged Spotted Reshanks were reported.That proved to be a waste of time. The Spotshanks were too distant and there was nothing of interest for the couple of hours or so that we stayed.

Overall, a very worthwhile couple of days with many motre images in the Recent Additions section or the British & Eurpoean Trip section of the website.