WITH reference to the splendid feature headlined “A bird’s eye view” from Bempton Cliffs, near Bridlington (The Press, May 27), there is nothing more rewarding than experiencing nature first-hand, especially the feathered variety, who return year in year out to their natural habitat and will always be a tourist attraction.

At least the gannets, unlike some of our MPs, don’t claim expenses and restrict their diet to fish caught on the wing. As for seagulls, which seem for most part to prefer Scarborough cliffs, they have the best of both worlds when it comes to singing for your supper.

“Keep Britain tidy” is their motto, with their frequent raids on the remnants of fish and chips, disregarded by holidaymakers, although their toilet habits leave much to be desired.

It may well be that “birds of a feather” can teach us humans when it comes to living together in harmony irrespective of race, colour or creed, where survival is the common denominator.

Kenneth Bowker, Vesper Walk, Huntington, York.