Best county for birding. (1 Viewer)

Jos Stratford · Apr 19, 2005

Devon, Devon, Devon ...best birding, best countryside, best weather and, all in all, not a bad locality for twitching too ...handy for Scillies and all South West, twitches elsewhere - shoot up the M5, see the scummy lands beyond the Devon border

then return to realise why Devon is the best place in all the UK ...says me

Skelly · Apr 19, 2005

I'm quite happy with Durham.
Plus, if you ever get bored with it, you've got Teesside and Northumberland within easy reach.
Plenty of good birds to be seen up here.
B

John P · Apr 19, 2005

fr0sty said:
MMMMMMMMM........

No mention of Dorset. We've got vaired and mixed habitat with a great mix of resident and migrant birds with the potential for rairities.

A bit like Hampshire really, but smaller and without the New Forest.

christineredgate · Apr 19, 2005

Very happy where I live now,with migrants,coastal birds,breeding terns,raptors coming down from the hills and woods,but ,if I really could choose,it would be a remote island of the Scottish coast.A cottage away from all other humans,no cars,no noise,just myself and the birds.Might just invite hubby and the dog for the odd weekend!!!

Katy Penland · Apr 19, 2005

Would I be flogged if I said Cochise and Pima Counties, Arizona, USA?

Mountains, desert, grasslands, hummers, hummers and more hummers...

Larry Lade · Apr 20, 2005

Katy, you are pretty brave to "step in here"!

Also, if I gave my favorite county it would be as foreign to Brits as those places mentioned in the thread are to this Yank!

Alf King · Apr 20, 2005

Norfolk, no question. Maybe when I retire :h?:

Nigel G · Apr 20, 2005

Larry Lade said:
Also, if I gave my favorite county it would be as foreign to Brits as those places mentioned in the thread are to this Yank!

Your quite right - and no Norfolk isn't the one in VA :t:

CornishExile · Apr 20, 2005

Jos Stratford said:
Devon, Devon, Devon ...best birding, best countryside, best weather and, all in all, not a bad locality for twitching too ...handy for Scillies and all South West, twitches elsewhere - shoot up the M5, see the scummy lands beyond the Devon border then return to realise why Devon is the best place in all the UK ...says me

The best thing to come out of Devon? The road to Cornwall.

But then, I would say that!

John Cantelo · Apr 24, 2005

What! No mention of Kent? Canterbury cathedral is MUCH better than Truro's or Norwich's and whilst I like Coventry, it just isn't a patch on the 'real thing'. Oh, sorry wrong forum!

Actually, I think Kent does give Norfolk a 'good run for it's money'. I like people (and hope the feeling's mutual), but many sites in Norfolk can feel a bit crowded. I love Cornwall too, but I'm told that passage periods apart it can be a bit quiet. I'd also put Dorset very high in the rankings, John

Edward woodwood · Apr 24, 2005

east Norfolk's the place John!
but don't tell everyone

fewer people - even on a day like today many areas will not have a single birder
better birds
more chance of finding stuff
year round birding
loads of birders in Norwich

I walked past Norwich cathedral at 02:30 on Sat morning and found it rather spectacular

Tim

Andrew Whitehouse · Apr 24, 2005

Aberdeenshire hasn't had much of a mention yet. It's really rather good though:

Rarities at all seasons turning up all over the place
Not many birders and better chances of finding things
Good birding even in Aberdeen
Terrific breeding birds
Varied habitats
Nice architecture, if you like granite

Jos Stratford · Apr 24, 2005

CornishExile said:
The best thing to come out of Devon? The road to Cornwall. But then, I would say that!

I could handle living in Cornwall too!

Richard D · Apr 25, 2005

John Cantelo said:
What! No mention of Kent? Canterbury cathedral is MUCH better than Truro's or Norwich's and whilst I like Coventry, it just isn't a patch on the 'real thing'. Oh, sorry wrong forum!

Actually, I think Kent does give Norfolk a 'good run for it's money'. I like people (and hope the feeling's mutual), but many sites in Norfolk can feel a bit crowded. I love Cornwall too, but I'm told that passage periods apart it can be a bit quiet. I'd also put Dorset very high in the rankings, John

As a Man of Kent I'd have to agree

- I also think Dorset both in terms of a place to live and in terms of birding should rate highly. Wouldn't mind an island croft somewhere off the West Coast of Scotland though...

Richard

samuel walker · Apr 25, 2005

Larry Lade said:
Katy, you are pretty brave to "step in here"!

Also, if I gave my favorite county it would be as foreign to Brits as those places mentioned in the thread are to this Yank!

In case any North Americans are looking. I will list Ohio's Erie and Ottawa counties.Both located in the Northwest corner of the state.They are the last and first US lands birds find next to Lake Erie on their way in and out of Canada.Both areas contain the remnents of The Great Black Swamp and are rich in foods and shelter for migrants.
Sam

watcher · Apr 26, 2005

Hard to decide... but for sure it will be somewhere in Bulgaria! I have visited also many nice sites across Europe but these are just to make me even more sure for my final decision!

http://www.birdwatchingbulgaria.com :clap:

Gray C · Apr 28, 2005

Brant County Ontario, fail that, in the UK, where I live in Cheshire, or The Lakes and coastal Devon

senatore said:
If you could afford to have a second property ,as a birder, which county would you choose to have this abode.

For me ,as a fairly new birder with not that much experience of many places, it would have to be Norfolk which seems to "get" every bird.

MAX>

TWM · Apr 29, 2005

Aberdeenshire beats Norfolk--Capercaillie, Ptarmigan, Golden Eagle etc. The only birds that they get that I haven't seen up here are Lesser Spotted Woodpecker and Nuthatch. We've got Belted Kingfisher as well--beat that!!!!

javva · May 4, 2005

I like living in Norfolk, but if and I say if I had the money and the right property came up for sale, I would buy a place in the Yorkshire Dales.
Preferably in upper Wharfedale if possible.

.

AKestrel3 · May 4, 2005

Katy Penland said:
Would I be flogged if I said Cochise and Pima Counties, Arizona, USA? Mountains, desert, grasslands, hummers, hummers and more hummers...

I would have to say I love the areas of Napa, Marin and Sonoma Counties in California, USA. Wetlands, Oceans/Bays, Woodlands, Grasslands, raptor migration, unusual sea birds, it just has a great diversity.

But I have to say anywhere that I go birdwatching is where I want to be!

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