missing puffins

Bempton Cliffs.
after a short visit to Yorkshire (which turned into a slightly longer visit) i went out to Bempton Cliffs, on the East coast, between Scarborough and Bridlington
where the RSPB nurture a thriving bird reserve. http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/b/bemptoncliffs/about.asp
the cliffs are some of the fiercest in Britain, they are over a 100m high at some points and pretty craggy, but this all makes for good nesting. the hundreds of birds which are currently resident are frantically making homes on this rough facade. it is incredible to see the sheer volume of birds which seem to be attached to the rock face with velcro. Guillemots stand upright and look most uncomfortable. Gannets seem too big to rest for any length of time and are often swooping above and below, whilst the sea crashes unforgiving against the white chalk.
these walls seem to stand firm and strong against the elements - and yet 10 miles up the coast, houses are facing a threat of collapsing into the sea as the land beneath them slides away, taking brick and mortar with it. will it be the case that in x number of years when Driffield is by the sea that Bempton cliffs will be stood alone? a 100m tall island of nesting birds.

one missing resident was the puffin, bit early for him.