Northumberland a great place to take your Bird Watching Binoculars
The Daily Telegraph described Northumberland as "a birder's paradise" and Britain's most northerly county with its dramatic scenery and rugged coastline is an amazing place to visit but even more of an experience if you've got a pair of bird watching binoculars to hand.
The sheer diversity of the Northumberland landscape makes for some of the best bird watching in the country. From mountains and moorlands and to the hills clad in heather and dotted with ship and from to ancient woodland to the deserted beaches and mudflats leading out into the distance, Northumberland with its diverse habitats attracts a huge variety of birds. The RSPB manages many sites and there are rare species and breeding colonies of international significance. It's hardly surprising that thousands of people make their way there every year with the bird watching binoculars to enjoy the birdlife.
Coquet island, for instance, is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty managed by the RSPB and is accessible by boat from nearby Amble. It's best visited between May and August. The cliffs at Needles Eye, north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, are home to large numbers of seabirds including Puffin who come to breed. Divers, Grebes and Seaduck can be found offshore during the winter months. Berwick is famous for its Mute Swans which can be seen by anyone who has a set of bird watching binoculars on the river at most times of the year.
Holy Island and Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve is famous for the wintering flock of pale-bellied brent geese plus wigeon and assorted other waterfowl that occupy the mudflats. The area is also renowned for large numbers of small birds, some of which are very rare. Large numbers of waterfowl also often seen during the winter at Budle Bay - just bring your binoculars, you're in for a treat
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