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St John's Lake

Cornwall  >  United Kingdom

St John's Lake is part of the tidal estuary of the River Tamar. This wide estuary near Torpoint is excellent for spotting ducks, waders, divers and grebes.

Geplaatst* door Baz Willmott
Meest recente update 2 november 2020

Beschrijving

St John's Lake is part of the tidal estuary of the River Tamar. It is an outstanding wintering spot for waders and wildfowl as well as being a stopover for migrating gulls and terns. Virtually anything can turn up here, including nationally rare birds. The mudflats exposed at low tide are rich in bivalves and other invertebrates and therefore provide important feeding habitat for wintering wildfowl and waders. Check local tide times, for birding it is really good here 3 hours either side of high tide. Be aware that low winter sun can be a bit of a problem and that a telescope is needed. Birds for which the area is important are Wulp, Rotgans, the wintering population of Grutto and Groenpootruiter. Also notable for good numbers of Wintertaling, Smient, Dodaars and Regenwulp. Other birds include Bergeend, Tureluur, IJsduiker, IJseend and Bonte Strandloper.

Details

Toegang

On the northern side in the town of Torpoint there is easy access. It's possible to sit in car and watch on a road with many stopping places. This estuary is close to the English Channel so expect species sheltering from extreme weather.

Terrein en leefgebied

Wetland , Slikken , Stad/dorp , Rivier

Omstandigheden

Vlak , Open landschap , Hoog water mogelijk

Rondlopende wandeling mogelijk?

Nee

Telescoop meenemen?

Ja

Wanneer hier vogels kijken?

Het hele jaar

Toptijd voor dit gebied

Winter , Voorjaarstrek , Najaarstrek

Route

Verharde weg

Zwaarte wandeling

Gemakkelijk

Toegankelijk via

Te voet , Fiets , Auto

Vogelkijkhut aanwezig?

Nee

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Kaart

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