Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head named birdwatch site of the year
The site won the award for 'offering great sea-watching, spectacular visible migration’
RSPB Bempton Cliffs and Flamborough Head has been named the birdwatching Site of the Year.
It has been given by Birdwatch Magazine as part of it’s Birders’ Choice Awards.
The magazine described the site as a ‘worthy winner’.
RSPB Bempton Cliffs Site Manager, Dave O’Hara said:
"This stunning stretch of the Yorkshire coastline attracts a broad range of seabirds and migrants and is extremely popular with the birding community.
"The fact that the birds come here in such numbers is, in part, due to the continued conservation work of organisations such as the RSPB. The headland and cliffs are designated a Special Protection Area (SPA) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which highlights the importance of the seabird colony and its kittiwake population, in particular.
"With the support of local groups such as Flamborough Bird Observatory, we aim not just to win awards but to win the fight against the national decline in seabird numbers."