Where to see....
Been thinking for a while about a thread identifying a better than 50% chance to see a particular bird type. Obviously some will be seasonal. I will give a few below:
Kingfishers - SWT, Lackford Lakes, Suffolk
Stone Curlews, Wood Larks, Yellow Hammers - NWT Wheeting Heath, Norfolk
Spoonbills - NWT Cley Marshes
Nightingales - RSPB Pulborough Brooks, RH20 2EL, West Sussex
Cranes - NWT Hickling, and surrounding area Norfolk
Puffins, Tree Sparrows, Gannets etc, RSPB Bempton Cliffs
Pied Fly Catcher - Ynys-hir RSPB reserve is a nature reserve of the RSPB situated beside the Dyfi estuary in Ceredigion, mid Wales between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust (NWT), Suffolk Wildlife Trust (SWT)
Please feel free to add your selection
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Nice idea Oneputt, rspb, Mull of Galloway, Peregrine viewing from the comfort of the cafe. Spare binocs. available.
Seabirds at Duncansby Head near John O Groats including puffins.
The Farne Islands, big sea bird colonies.
Godrevy Point, nr St Ives, Cornwall. Larks, Wheatears, Stonechats, cliff and ground nesting birds and wildflowers.
Kingfishers on the river Parrett, Somerset, walk and fish the Parrett trail from Southfork Caravan site.
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Swallow tail butterflys - RSPB Strumpshaw Fen & NWT Hickling Broad
Bitterns - RSPB Minsmere, Lakenhead, NWT Hickling Broad and quite a few other sites in Norfolk/Suffolk
Cetti, Grasshopper, Sedge, Reed Warblers - all over Norfolk and Suffolk
Cuckoos - usually 4 each year at RSPB Lakenheath
Hobbies - RSPB Lakenheath.
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Kittiwakes, Puffins, Razorbills etc Sumburgh Head, Shettland
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Ospreys - Glaslyn near Porthmadog in North Wales, Loch Garten, Foulshaw Moss Nature Reserve, or Rutland Water
Red Kites - my house, each morning. Also various feeding centres throughout the country including Gigrin Farm, near Rhayader, Llanddeusant in the Brecon Beacons, and probably one at the side of the A1 where we must have seen sixty or more red kites last Sunday.
A black swan - River Wharfe at Otley, also otters in the evening, and in October/November salmon leaping up the weir.
(Sorry some non-bird species there, but I think people may be interested).
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Ospreys - Cors Dyfi Nature Reserve near Machynlleth
Ospreys - Clywedog LakeLlanidloes SY18 6NG,
Barn and Twany Owls, Red Polls etc, Community Nature Reserve Sculthorpe, Norfolk
Note - Sculthorpe is a lovely small reserve which is fully boarded out so is both wheelchair and pushchair friendly
We will be in Wales watching Ospreys in mid/late May
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Short Eared Owls Aust Warth and Uphill near Weston-Super-Mare
Peregrines Dyrham Downs Bristol and City Centre Fingals Reach
Ham Wall and Shapwick Marshes many species including Harriers Bitterns(many about but difficult to see) Glossy Ibis, Cattle Egret still around the surrounding fields, Cuckoos heard but hard to see.
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Purple Sandpipers like to use the rocks around the edge of West Kirby Marina in winter, particularly at high tide. If in the area and looking for migrants or sea watching then think about walking out to Hilbre Island, just off the coast at West Kirby. Beware of high tide and seek out the information posted locally, but well worth the trip if you don't mind being stranded on the island until the tide goes out.
Nesting sea birds, including Puffins at South Stacks on Anglesey, together with Peregrines and Choughs (which can also be seen sometimes on the hills above Conway town.)
Dee estuary good for Short Eared Owls, Hen and Marsh Harriers in winter, especially at high tide, from the car park at Parkgate, near Neston. Twite can be seen occasionally in the scrub. More often see this species at the small nature reserve at Connah's Quay power station, run by Deeside Nature Society. Membership about £10 pa. Need a key to access so need to join by post or online first.
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Pendle Hill, Lancashire.
Dotterel, lots of them, every year, late April / early May.
Always in exactly the same spot, near the trig point.
Right here, Right now!
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The Pembrokeshire coast around St David's has Skomer and Ramsey Islands. The RSPB look after Ramsey. The South and West Widllife Trust look after Skomer. There are organised day trips to see the sea bird colonies. You might see Manx Shearwaters on Skomer and you can stay for a longer visit. There is a non EHU CL near Marloes within walking distance of the Skomer ferry and various nearby camp sites for both places.
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Hope you have a good day, Oneputt, it's Bank Holiday tomorrow, so might be a bit busy.
Some info on typical species on this ELOC link, if it works!
http://eastlancsornithologists.org.uk/.%5Cpendle.htmThere are reports of a pallid harrier at nearbyish Whitendale, might be worth a look if you have time.
Enjoy😊
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Anybody holidaying on the Wirral at Wirral CP site and interested in birdlife could make a decent fist of it along the west coast, from Burton Wetlands (RSPB) all the way up to the rocks called Red Rocks at the tip of the west coast north of West Kirby.
For example in recent days there have been sightings of Black Terns, Cattle Egrets and Marsh Harriers at Burton, Whimbrels on the Dee estuary at Heswall (near the club site) and Spotted Crake in the small reedbed at Red Rocks. Plus Sandwich Terns etc.etc. Good estuary viewing for waders from the cliff near West Kirby or at Parkgate when a big tide.
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Those people holidaying in the Northumberland area might like to have a stroll along the River Coquet near Warkworth and keep an eye out for Roseate Terns. They will work the river and breed on the island just offshore. Whilst the base of the bill is often red in breeding season, they can be seen with an all black bill which changes during summer to having red on it. They look a bit whiter than Common or Arctic Terns as well.
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If staying at Sandringham then you can see Nightjars at Dersingham Bog. Park at the car park nearest the former railway station and walk in a straight line to the viewing platform looking over the bog and wait until dusk.
Similarly if staying at Thetford site walk up past the reception and around to the top of the site where there are some open glades, liked by Nightjars.
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Another place for Nightjars is the National Trust reserve at Dunnwich Heath, also good place for Dartford Warblers.
Today went to 'Severn Break its Neck bridge at Rhyd-y-Benwch, Hafren Forrest, saw 3 Dippers which I believe are resident. Also meant to be Crossbills although we haven't seen any.
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. We have lots of White Crested Egrets on the creek at the boatyard,Grey Herons too also a family of Oyster Catchers .0 -
Is that your boatyard in this months magazine, Triky?
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