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Ballyness Bay

County Donegal  >  Ireland

Sheltered estuary and enclosed bay with narrow opening to sea. A Special Area of Conservation surrounded by Special Protection Areas. Beautiful.

Added* by Elsmer
Most recent update 16 siječnja 2023

Description

Ballyness Bay is a beautiful shallow tidal bay with sand bars and river channels, rocky and sandy shorelines, surrounded by a variety of habitats including meadows, small reedbeds, saltmarsh, heath, trees machair and grey dunes. Various access and viewing points around the bay. Magnificent scenery and seascapes. Otters and seals. Among the birds that have been seen here are Grivasta guska, Crvenokljuni Labud, Žutokljuni Labud, Utva, Zviždara, Kržulja, Gavka, Mali ronac, Kukavica, Kosac, Oštrigar, Troprsti Zlatar, Vivak, Kulik Blatarić, Prugasti Pozviždač, Veliki Pozviždač, Riđa muljača, Kameničak, Bijeli Žalar, Bijeli Žalar, Mala Prutka, Krivokljuna Prutka, Crvenonoga Prutka, Veliki pomornik, Crna njorka, Arktička čigra, Crvenokljuna Čigra, Dugokljuna Čigra, Sjeverni plijenor, Bluna, Mala Bijela Čaplja, Mala Ušara, Vjetruša Mali Sokol, Sivi Sokol, Crvenokljuna galica, Gavran, Jelova sjenica, Poljska Ševa, Trstenjak cvrkutić, Pjegavi Cvrčić, Crnokapa Grmuša, Zlatoglavi Kraljić, Kratkokljuni puzavac, Crnoglavi Batić, Sivkasta Bjeloguza, Gorska Pastirica, Livadna Trepetljka ,Sjeverna trepteljka, Bijela pastirica ssp yarrellii, Sjeverna Zeba, Zimovka, Zelendur, Juričica, Lesser Redpoll, Češljugar, Čižak, Bijela strnadica, Žuta strnadica and Močvarna Strnadica

Details

Access

Access by foot, car parking at several points around the bay.

Terrain and Habitat

Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , Moors/heathland , River , Sea , Beach , Dunes , Mud flats , Reedbeds , Agriculture , City/village

Conditions

Sandy , Flat , Hilly , Rocky , High water possible

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Can be useful

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Autumn migration , Spring

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

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