Captain_of_Crunch
YVdpep_re64
I am planning on travelling between London and Edinburgh next week, and was wondering how easy the Roseate Terns are to see at Amble. Do they regularly roost on the shore close to Coquet?
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Roseate Terns at Amble? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Captain_of_Crunch
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devon.birder
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With a very good scope you can pick them out on Coquet Island from the dunes off Links Road Hauxley. You are better off going on the boat trip though, booking essential. Roger
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
I saw a few in a large high tide roost of Terns at Budle Point in August last year. Parked on the road to the golf course near Bamburgh and walked west along the beach. Scope essential. Hopefully Nutcracker will spot this and weight in, he's very good for all things Northumberland and may well be able to suggest better sites and strategies.
JWN Andrewes
Poor Judge of Pasta.
Captain_of_Crunch
YVdpep_re64
Thanks for the info devon.birder and JWN_Andrewes. I'll see if I can get a spot on one of the cruises for when I am travelling.
Nutcracker
Stop Brexit!
Agree the best is to go on one of the boat trips - the ideal is a late afternoon trip in the few days after a new or full moon (i.e., spring tides), as then the boat goes closer in to the island. At low tides, the rock shelf off the island stops the boat from getting close in, and views are distant.
