In the warmer months, our coastal cliffs are rowdy and raucous. Seabirds line the rocky ledges, ready to breed and raise a brood. It’s an amphitheatre packed full of unruly audience members, where the birds overlook crashing waves — yet the most gripping drama is unfolding from their seats. Hundreds of thousands of individuals can be seen mating, egg-laying, fishing, and feeding, making seabird cities one of our finest spring and summer spectacles.

Let’s take a look at the species you might see on a sea cliff stroll this season!