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In pictures: Spectacular seabirds nesting at Bempton Cliffs

More than 250,000 birds are hatching their eggs and raising their chicks at the North Yorkshire RSPB reserve.

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A gannet comes in to nest at Bempton Cliffs, North Yorkshire (Danny Lawson/PA)

The seabird breeding season is in full swing at one North Yorkshire RSPB reserve, with more than 250,000 seabirds picking the picturesque Bepton Cliffs to rear their eggs and chicks.

Press Association photographer Danny Lawson captured some of the characters who make the chalk cliffs such a draw for bird watchers.

Birds at Bempton Cliffs
As the sun rises over the reserve, birds are already on the wing looking for mates (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
Gannets are some of the most populous birds (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
Kittiwakes also find spots on the chalk cliffs (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
From April to August the cliffs are alive with nest-building adults (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
Gannet chicks also make the cliffs their first home (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
Despite the sheer nature of their first home (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
A kittiwake balances carefully (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
Gannets can be quite territorial (Danny Lawson/PA)
Birds at Bempton Cliffs
But there is almost enough space to go around (Danny Lawson/PA)
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