Seaton Cliffs, or Arbroath Cliffs, to me a native, "the cliffs"

After Corn Bunting surveying two days in a row, which included walking for over five hours each early morning, through wet cereals and sometimes chest high grass, I decided I needed a rest, so returned to sit at Arbroath Cliffs and watch the world go by. No new or rare species, but it was good to see a consistent number of nesting birds compared to previous years. 

This time I took a few videos.

Razorbill, appears to be tending a chick (unseen), click for video

More Razorbill action, click here

Fulmars, click here          Kittiwakes, click here

Razorbill

Something suddenly got their attention but I couldn't see what

Kittiwake

Immature Kittiwake

Aerial acrobatics required to get to an itch

Female Common Blue Butterfly, just a bit too windy for these guys

Painted Lady. This must be a "Painted Lady Year", I've been seeing lots of them, almost fifty on one of my corn bunting surveys, also a small number of Red Admirals. Also, the first time I can recall, I saw a pair of Painted Ladies mating in a barley field. (any comments on this will be vetted!)

You can see the tongue in both photos as the butterfly feeds on thie rape flowers

Sand Martin, when above the horizon with the sky behind it. These guys are just too fast, erratic and small, I took very many photos just to get these. Mind you it turned out to be later in the day than I thought, and less light too

Another with the sea as the background

Fulmars are demoted down the post today as they feature too often (I've been told). I do like these head-on shots though

You can see how soft the old red sandstone is, the Fulmar is marked by it

They are always curious, this one wanted to see what I was doing just at the start of the path, I was failing to get a good photo of Sand Martins

A friendly one-legged Herring Gull which favours a roosting spot where I've been sitting

Probably lost the leg tangled in fishing or angling gear

I was suddenly aware of it sitting very close, any nearer and the camera wouldn't have focused

"Itchy and Scratchy", certainly noisy. Two Herring Gull chicks across the gulley from where I was sitting

One of a few Shags nesting in caves at the cliffs but they never get close enough