Boulby

Located in the E of Cleveland, Boulby Cliffs and Village are excellent places to witness spring and autumn migration.

The area can be accessed from several roads between Loftus and Staithes, and the Cleveland Way traverses the entire cliff top; the view from the high points can be spectacular on a clear day, though care must be taken when near the cliff edge.

Hundreds of Meadow Pipits, Goldfinches and hirundines pass over in spring and hundreds of Chaffinches, thrushes and Pink-footed Geese are seen in autumn.

Many rare and interesting birds have been recorded in the area, despite relatively few trees and bushes, including Yellow-browed, Pallas’s and Dusky Warblers,
Olive-backed and Richard’s Pipits, Alpine and Little Swifts, White-tailed Eagle,
Rough-legged Buzzard, Bearded Tit and Firecrest.

Ring Ouzels can be quite reliably found here in April.  Little Owls are present but scarce, Stonechats now breed along the cliff edges, but Corn Bunting can no longer be found in the cliff-top fields.

The seabird cliffs hold Herring Gull, Kittiwake, Fulmar and Rock Pipit plus a small colony of Cormorants, a few pairs of Razorbill, and, since 1999, a pair of Peregrines.

Feb 2019