Editing Bempton Cliffs (section)

==Puffins==
The [[Atlantic puffin]]s (''Fratercula arctica'') at Bempton Cliffs tend to nest in rock crevices, whereas burrows are used at most UK sites. Although there are estimated to be around 958 birds (450 breeding pairs), it is relatively difficult to get a close view of them.<ref name=":YP:">{{cite news|title=Puffins 'gone from Yorkshire coast in 10 years'|url=http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/puffins-gone-from-yorkshire-coast-in-10-years-1-7542521|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=Yorkshire Post|date=29 October 2015|language=en}}</ref> The puffins along the Yorkshire coast are now endangered.

The Bempton puffins mostly fly {{convert|40|km|mi|order=flip}} 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&nbsp;degree rise in local sea temperatures.<ref name=":YP:" />