WelshFalcon
Well-known member
Whitford Point – N Gower
Best visited in Winter, for it’s variety of wintering waders, geese, ducks, grebes and divers.
Park at Cwm Ivy and walk down onto the reserve. Its about a ¾ of an hour walk out to the hide, and best to arrive at the hide an hour before high tide.
From the hide, all 3 divers can sometimes be seen. Slavonian, red-necked and black necked grebes winter here. Eider and scaup are regular. Red breasted merganser are often seen. Large numbers of brent geese feed in front of the hide. Waders include dunlin, curlew, redshank, grey plover, golden plover, turnstone and thousands upon thousands of oystercatcher.
Peregrine often sits on the beach near the hide, and merlin and hen harrier are seen often.
This winters’ highlight has been the shorelark which gives good views from the hide and most often seen on shingle banks a couple of hundred yards North of the hide. (First shorelark for Glamorgan for over 30 years I believe)
The conifers have crossbill, as well as goldcrest, occasional firecrest and flocks of wintering finches are common. Linnets, goldfinches in particular.
Best not to go if there is a strong easterly wind, as this blows sand straight into your face as you look out of the hide. Not good for the eyes or the optics!
Best visited in Winter, for it’s variety of wintering waders, geese, ducks, grebes and divers.
Park at Cwm Ivy and walk down onto the reserve. Its about a ¾ of an hour walk out to the hide, and best to arrive at the hide an hour before high tide.
From the hide, all 3 divers can sometimes be seen. Slavonian, red-necked and black necked grebes winter here. Eider and scaup are regular. Red breasted merganser are often seen. Large numbers of brent geese feed in front of the hide. Waders include dunlin, curlew, redshank, grey plover, golden plover, turnstone and thousands upon thousands of oystercatcher.
Peregrine often sits on the beach near the hide, and merlin and hen harrier are seen often.
This winters’ highlight has been the shorelark which gives good views from the hide and most often seen on shingle banks a couple of hundred yards North of the hide. (First shorelark for Glamorgan for over 30 years I believe)
The conifers have crossbill, as well as goldcrest, occasional firecrest and flocks of wintering finches are common. Linnets, goldfinches in particular.
Best not to go if there is a strong easterly wind, as this blows sand straight into your face as you look out of the hide. Not good for the eyes or the optics!
