Seahouses birding (1 Viewer)

[Ronayne88]

Hi all,

Will be spending some time in Seahouses over the next while but will be limited to birding by foot. Is holy island a long walk from there? Any nearby sites worth checking? Any general gen at all much appreciated.

Cheers.
Sean

 

[martin kitching]

Hi Sean

Seahouses - Holy Island is ~20miles.

Good sites close to seahouses; Seahouses harbour, Harkess Rocks (Bamburgh), Budle Bay, Beadnell, Long Nanny, Low Newton. If you want detailed directions (although you'll find all of them by walking either north or south from Seahouses) PM me.

cheers
martin

 

[_pauls]

Hi Sean

Seahouses - Holy Island is ~20miles.

Good sites close to seahouses; Seahouses harbour, Harkess Rocks (Bamburgh), Budle Bay, Beadnell, Long Nanny, Low Newton. If you want detailed directions (although you'll find all of them by walking either north or south from Seahouses) PM me.

cheers
martin

Not to mention the Farne Islands... ok not strictly by foot but the quay at Seahouses harbour shouldn't be a problem!

 

[Ronayne88]

Cheers lads. Must look into a bus to holy island. I will be visiting the farnes most days during the summer anyway.

 

[Ronayne88]

Being from ireland which has a much lower biodiversity bird wise and otherwise i will be particularly interested in seeinf our "missing species". I assume the woodepeckers, nuthatch, marsh or willow tits, pied fly, redstart, tawny owl etc will be within my reach (amongst others?)

 

[martin kitching]

Within walking distance of Seahouses - Tawny Owl, GSW, Nuthatch, Marsh Tit. LSW to all intents and purposes is absent from Northumberland, GW has a patchy distribution, Pied Fly and Redstart are inland/upland specialities, Willow Tit getting more and more difficult.

cheers
martin

Being from ireland which has a much lower biodiversity bird wise and otherwise i will be particularly interested in seeinf our "missing species". I assume the woodepeckers, nuthatch, marsh or willow tits, pied fly, redstart, tawny owl etc will be within my reach (amongst others?)

 

[CGK]

Being from ireland which has a much lower biodiversity bird wise and otherwise i will be particularly interested in seeinf our "missing species". I assume the woodepeckers, nuthatch, marsh or willow tits, pied fly, redstart, tawny owl etc will be within my reach (amongst others?)

Hi,

From Seahouses you can get a public bus to Waren Mill where Spindlestone is a short walk away, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Green Woodpecker (scarce) Nuthatch, Willow Tit and Tawny Owl can all be found with luck in the area. Redstart is also an occassional breeder.

Good luck.

 

[brianr]

St Marys island today. still cold and not very springlike. SP RT diver on the sea, Wheatear and Whimbrel on the shoreline, surprise was a Glaucous Gull briefly on the point, before flying off on a rising tide.