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Grasses at Souter Lighthouse
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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Souter lighthouse from clifftops
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)
A view of the Lighthouse from the coastal path

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Dominant Souter Lighthouse
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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Path to Souter Lighthouse
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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Sunrise over Marsden Rock
© Ray Pritchard (view gallery)
Photo taken down on Marsden Bay.

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Kittiwake at Marsden Cliffs
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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A picture of Marsden
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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Flower and little monster.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
All sorts of colourful plants grow along the cliff tops. They attract a lot af different incects.

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Marsden Rock
© Colin Coates (view gallery)

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The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.

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Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Marsden Bay, looking south from the cliff top.

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Marsden Rock, Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Marsden Rock, Marsden Bay.

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Black Head Gull
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Black Head Gull. One of the many birds that live along the cliff top.

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Coastal walk at Marsden
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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Kittiwakes. An adult Kittiwake returns to the nest with food for its chick.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
An adult Kittiwake returns to the nest with food for its chick.

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Erosion
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)
The power of the sea can be seen here with this remaining stack (which was once part of the cliff face) being lashed by the waves.

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Marsden Rock.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Marsden Rock at low tide.

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Fulmar
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Fulmar. Note the strange arrangement with the nostrils sitting on top of the bill.

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Must turn left
© Ray Hutcheon (view gallery)

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Marsden Bay, looking south from the cliff top.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Marsden Bay from the cliff top.

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Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.

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Kittiwake.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
A Kittiwake makes it rather distinctive call.

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Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Marsden Bay. Rocks in the bay.

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The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.

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Herring Gull.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
A Herring Gull flies along the cliff edge.

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Kittiwake.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
During the spring and summer the cliffs of the bay become the home of a great number of visiting sea birds. Here a Kittiwake rests on a cliff ledge.

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Herring Gull.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
This bird gives me it's 'evil eye' as it swoops passed the camera.

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Juvenile Kittiwake.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
A Juvenile Kittiwake lands on a cliff ledge.

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The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.

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Herring Gull.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Its just a Herring Gull, but it flew close to me along the cliff edge several times as though wanting to have its picture taken.

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The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
The beach and cliffs at Marsden Bay. Viewed from the cliff top.

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Cormorant.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Cormorant. A first year bird. The light colour on its underside shows that this is a young bird.

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Jackdaw.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
A Jackdaw, just one of the birds that live along the cliff top.

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Kittiwake adult.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Adult Kittiwake on its nesting ledge at the cliff face Marsden Bay. These birds spends all their life out at sea. They only return to land for a few short weeks in order to lay their eggs and raise their young.

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Kittiwake juvenile.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Juvenile Kittiwake. For the first few weeks of life the young live on these narrow ledges.

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Marsden Rock, Marsden
© John Walker (view gallery)
This is Marsden Rock after it was made safe during the late 1990s. It once had an Arch which was a huge tourist attraction and still is for the better part.This was taken in June 2009 on the terrace of Marsden Grotto.

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First Flight 1
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
A juvenile Kittiwake is a bit unsteady at it takes to the air for the first time.

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First Flight 2
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
With a few beats of its wings the young birds gains in confidence. The black tail bar, wing and head markings make identification of this young Kittiwake easy.

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Dandylion Seedhead. On the cliffs above the bay.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Dandilion Seedhead. This is just about ready to spread its seeds, it just needs a puff of wind.

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Cliff Top Rescue
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Over 100 feet above the beach, members of the Fire and Rescue Service practice their cliff rescue skills. Rather them than me.

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Moody Marsden
© Ray Pritchard (view gallery)
Moody sky and rough seas at marsden rock just as the sun broke through the clouds. Didn't quite catch the actual scene in front of me it looked so amazing at the time.

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Marsden Bay, looking north from the cliff top.
© Roy Jackson (view gallery)
Marsden Bay.The 50ft tall rock pillar is known as 'Lotts Wife'.

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