RSPB volunteers are on hand to identify what's what and the on-board commentary gives a unique insight into the seabird spectacle. For nature lovers of all ages, this is the stuff that memories are made of.
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On this journey of discovery passengers will sail to Bempton’s 400-foot chalk cliffs as clouds of seabirds swoop, soar and circle above and around the boat. Sailing from Bridlington Harbour with the RSPB aboard the famous MV Yorkshire Belle is a chance to get nose-to-beak with the stars of the show on an incredible wildlife adventure.
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The RSPB, in partnership with the Yorkshire Belle, run a series of 3-hour cruises from Bridlington harbour to Bempton Cliffs, ideal for both beginners and experienced wildlife enthusiasts alike. The below cruises are organised and run by the RSPB Bempton Cliffs and NOT the Yorkshire Belle – contact details at the end of this page.įrom April onwards the towering cliffs at Bempton, part of Yorkshire’s stunning heritage coast, come alive with almost half-a-million seabirds including the iconic puffin and the UK’s largest seabird the gannet. Our prices for these trips are just £20 adults and £10 for children. Please see here and scroll down to ‘2.5hr Bempton Cliffs cruise’.
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If you are interested in our own cruise which goes to the same place with a full commentary from the skipper. Speaking at a news briefing, Oberholzer also addressed the continuing deterioration of Eskom's ageing and unreliable fleet of coal-fired power stations.He said 42 generating units, or almost 24,000 megawatts of capacity, tripped last week - with some units breaking down more than once.Mid-way through its financial year, Eskom has spent 7.7 billion rand, or $451 million, on diesel to run emergency generators.That's far in excess of the budgeted amount, Oberholzer said, calling it a serious concern.This page is specifically about the cruises that the RSPB run using our boat. STORY: South African government plans to end recurring power cuts could take at least a year to deliver results, a top executive at Eskom said on Monday (September 12).The struggling state utility implemented extensive power cuts last week and is scheduled to do so again this week.That's in addition to earlier blackouts - setting Africa's most industrialized economy on course for its worst year of electricity outages.In July, President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged new moves to tackle the crisis.But Eskom Chief Operating Officer Jan Oberholzer said that though they have various plans in place "this is going to take time to implement.""For the next 12 months or so we may not see the required benefits," he said. But it's going to challenge herring fishermen, said Mary Beth Tooley, director of government affairs for O'Hara Corp., a large Rockland, Maine-based bait dealer and herring harvester. That's good news for puffins, because small fish close to shore are vitally important for puffin parents to be able to feed chicks, Lyons said. They also include new rules that account for herring's role in the ecosystem, federal documents state. The restrictions include a prohibition on the use of certain fishing gear in inshore waters.
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The herring fishery is facing a new set of restrictions from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration starting Feb. “The declines of herring over the last decade or longer have not been good for puffins.” The kind of fish they do best on, that they best raise chicks feeding,” Lyons said. “Herring are certainly a key food source for puffins. Puffins are dependent on small fish to survive, and new protections to the herring population could help them do that, said Don Lyons, director of conservation science for the National Audubon Society’s Seabird Institute in Bremen, Maine.
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catch of herring, based mostly in Maine and Massachusetts, fell from more than 200 million pounds in 2014 to less than 25 million pounds in 2019.