Puffins
The Atlantic Puffins (Fratercula arctica) at Bempton Cliffs tend to nest in rock crevices, whereas burrows are used at most UK sites. For this reason, although there are estimated to be around 6,000 (2005) birds, it is relatively difficult to get a close view of them. Nevertheless, there are plenty to be seen in May and June.
The Bempton puffins mostly fly 40 kilometres (25 mi) east to the Dogger Bank to feed. Their numbers may however be adversely affected by a reduction in local sand eel numbers caused by global warming, in turn caused by plankton being driven north by the 2 degree rise in local sea temperatures.
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